Reboot's Argumentative Analysis

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For many of us, our days begin and end with checking our phones. We check them again when we get out of the shower, at meals, during meetings, at red lights, and while watching television. We even check them while having conversations with those sitting right in front of us. On average, we check our phones 85 times per day (Andrews, Sally, et al.), so frequently that many of us rarely have quiet moments to sit in silence, to contemplate, or to observe what is happening around us. Although communication technology benefits us in many ways, I believe its overuse can have detrimental effects and I find value in taking regular breaks from the digital world. One group who agrees is a nonprofit organization called Reboot. Since 2014, they have been …show more content…

This is a bewildering argument. Would she say the same about taking a day off of work? Reboot’s National Day of Unplugging is an adaption of the Jewish ritual of “carving out one day per week to unwind, unplug, relax, reflect, get out doors, and connect with loved ones” (Rebooters.net). The point of refraining from working on Sunday, isn’t just that it benefits us for one day, but rather that these benefits spill onto every other day of the week. They do not disappear simply because we fully intend to go back to work on Monday. Cep and I do find some common ground when she argues that we should learn to live in our digital world instead of pretending we can live outside it. She contends that “Not so long ago,” unwinding, relaxing, and connecting with loved ones were the exact reasons many of us took to the technology in the first place. We use social media to stay in touch with family and friends from across the globe. We listen to music and watch movies to unwind and relax. She makes a good point here, although, I believe a ritual of putting down our devices is an effective way of learning how to live in this digital world and improve our relationship to

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