Comments on: Designers and the Need to Get Disconnected

By: David

David — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:50:38 +0000

I try and get away every weekend. Rather it’s time with the family or just the wife and friends. It’s easy to let Saturday turn into a work day sometimes though, but Sundays are left to rest. Great article.

By: Joe Rozsa

Joe Rozsa — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:43:55 +0000

I just recently disconnected for 2 weeks. My family and I are lucky enough to have and go to a place on a lake in Canada that has NO internet, NO phone, NO TV and NO cell reception. There is a phone at a nearby marina. That number is only given to family members in case of emergency, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER to clients. It’s amazing! It not only clears my head, but gives me the opportunity to do some REAL thinking. I look forward to that “unplugging” every year… but the strange thing about it, I’m excited to get back to the every grind afterwards because I’m totally recharged.

Like others have said, your article hit the nail right no the head. But I do have one thing to add… an observation really. You must have wrote this article when you were plugged back in and you were obviously distracted because you’ve got a couple of typos. Ha!

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By: jive

jive — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:22:36 +0000

Cut down on the feed you are subscribed to and get back to building. That’s what I’ve done, only thing I really need is Pandora or Last.fm and the occasional Google search

By: Steven Snell

Steven Snell — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:26:56 +0000

Victoria,
The post was primarily intended for freelancers, so yes, I agree that it is much less practical if you work for a company in an office.

By: Victoria Web

Victoria Web — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:55:29 +0000

I agree with the benefits of disconnecting, but it isn’t always realistic, especially when you are working for a company rather than freelance. In order to focus and generate design ideas, i sketch out designs this plus any down time, in which i may consider the way i want to approach a new design projects, allows me the focus and distance i need.

By: AmbitionLab

AmbitionLab — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 02:26:53 +0000

Good article. Good excuse to get some exercise, too.

By: Frog

Frog — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:00:24 +0000

I completely agree sir. I used to live by the sea and found the scenery a welcomed excused to get out and fill my lungs with “that there fresh aire, oo-ar!” Now I live in land in a more urban environment and find the indoors much more welcoming than the local street corner. I do however get that release and reboot from taking regular trips away to the seaside for a day while leaving all electrical equipment back in the car. This break is what helps me out and what keeps me and my work fresh.

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By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:06:48 +0000

You have hit the nail on the head! I make a point of “disconnecting” by only checking my e-mail 3x a day (morning, after lunch, before I close up shop). I check Twitter about twice or three times and my other social network accs at least once a day. Still a lot of “distraction” but at least I can get my work done! I’ve RT this article on Twitter – excellent advice.