Illustration: Tabitha Brown

Taking time away from screens is actually restorative for your brain.  Your grateful students need you wonderful brains fully recharged upon return, so please consider unplugging during the upcoming holiday. Need more convincing? …5 Reasons To Unplug From Technology After Work (or during Winter break:)

Here are a few ways to unplug:

• Set an out of office reply
• Use the digital basket method to keep mobile phones from eroding your face to face time with friends and family by:

1. Designating one place such as a basket to place all devices
2. Agreeing on a set time your group will be device free
   *If you and your crew need more than just a simple, “this is screen free time,” try applying a “sin” tax by placing a jar by the basket.  Pull out your device, put money in:)

• Designate one person to capture holiday moments and then connect and collaborate to share them with others instead of snapping and posting in isolation.