Why You Have to Adopt the Practice of Shutting Your Phone Off At Least One Day a Week

Your body is capable of healing itself, you just have to give it peace and time

Walter Rhein
Thirty over Fifty
Published in
6 min readJul 21, 2024

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Yesterday I found myself crying. I don’t think it was any one specific thing that put me over the edge. Instead, it was a combination of things. I had a general sense of fear and hopelessness. Maybe I read one too many news stories that frantically screamed the world was ending.

So I cried.

They were those big salty tears that start in the pit of your heart, take a detour through your stomach, and erupt through your eyes and mouth. I stopped fighting it and succumbed. The tears didn’t last long, maybe 30 seconds, and then I felt better.

The next day I resolved not to look at the internet. I shut off my phone. I shut off my computer. I didn’t bother to charge any electronic devices. I was committed to spending a happy day with my kids. I’ve come to realize that these are the moments on which my life depends.

You need to detox

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Walter Rhein
Thirty over Fifty

10+ years experience as a certified English and Physics teacher. 20+ years of experience as an editor, journalist, blogger and novelist. WalterRhein@gmail.com