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John Mayer Wants You All To Go On a Week-Long "Digital Cleanse"
Nick MaharJohn Mayer writes on his blog:
Hi guys, John Mayer here. I know it's been a while since I've "touched base," but you know I've been pretty busy with my fourth album launch, y'know, the "heartbreak handbook"? About thatanti-Twitter girl?
Anyway, Imma here to let you know that I think you should all take a one week digital cleanse. Defragment your mind, man—I'm talking about your mental and psychological hard drive!
Here's what I wrote on my Tumbly-blog-thang about my super-cool idea:
"The cleanse will begin at 9am on January 1. This gives everyone a chance to text and tweet their new year's well wishes, and theoretically begins upon waking up the morning of January 1. The cleanse will end at 9am on January 8.
Guidelines:
*email only from laptop or desktop computers
*cell phones can only be used to make calls, and no text messages or e-mails are allowed - if you receive a text, you must reply in voice over the phone. E-mails must be returned from a laptop or desktop computer.
*no use of Twitter or any other social networking site - this includes reading as well as posting.
*no visiting of any entertainment or gossip sites. (No need to detail which ones - you know what they are.)"
I'll leave you with the final words of encouragement from my blog. Put on Eye of the Tiger, or a super-positive song, maybe even my hit single Gravity if you're up for the power. Say these words with me, people, come on:
"This can be done, people. Do it with me. When we pop back up on the grid on January 8, let's trade stories on what it felt like, how hard it was, and maybe how hard it actually wasn't."
Peace, JM
I think these words of John Mayer are very wise. I think if you really wanted a Digital Cleanse for a week, you would not use your computer, cell, gameboy, or anything really digital(not including ovens and things you need). We have become so attached to tech that it consumes our lives and it would be crazy to see how hard it would be to live a week with none! Our friends over at Gizmodo will be joining in with John Mayer's fun and I personally are debating but it will be very hard because I use my iPhone more than my computer! Happy New Years to All!
Write in to us if you decide to do this and tell us how it goes!
-NM
