Should I Turn Off the Internet? (Lessons From a Family That Did) | Monday Advice

0:00Have you ever had one of those days where you're so fed up from the constant connectivity and the distraction that you wish you could just turn back the clock to the 1990s?

0:10I mean, I'm talking about a time where work couldn't easily follow you home.

0:14Like if your boss wanted you after hours, he would have to call you on a landline.

0:19A time where you could build a delightful evening out of whatever random video you're able to pick up at the rental store.

0:28Well, not long ago, I met someone who is doing exactly this.

0:34His name is Chris Moody.

0:35He teaches journalism at Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina, which is a small scenic town that's perched right off of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

0:45Now, Chris lives along with his wife and his young son in a cabin that's located about 15 minutes outside of town that receives no cell reception and has no internet.

0:56Their only connection to the outside world is a landline phone.