This piece was written as if it had lived a year in my mind. Every time I take a vacation, I spend much less time plugged into the world. Each time, I come ba

This piece was written as if it had lived a year in my mind. Every time I take a vacation, I spend much less time plugged into the world. Each time, I come back refreshed and more in touch with myself. The phone and our collective reliance on them is not healthy. It will take some collective effort for me, and some of my friends, to try to plan events more regularly, in order that I am not feeling the need to have my phone with me so much. I'm also going to make a few more MP3 discs for my car, which thankfully has a CD player (2014 model). I can't emphasize enough how important it was for me to read this article. At least I know I'm not alone.