Let's be honest: We all spend a lot, too time on our phone screens. This is why a company offers 2.400 dollars (around 2000 euros) to those who are "brave" enough to stay away from screens for an entire day.
“If you have the desire to abandon your devices for a day but need to get paid to do it, this is the perfect opportunity for you,” say the proponents of the initiative called Digital Detox 2021. “If this sounds too easy, you're probably not the one who needs a detox: invite your friends and family addicted to smartphone and tablet screens.”
And do you have all the right characteristics to test yourself?
If you think you are up to the challenge, apply on the initiative website by March 26, 2021 at 00:21 (Italian time). Keep in mind that the complete list of prohibited items could make even the most detached person nervous. The list includes mobile phones, televisions, gaming devices, computers and laptops, smart watches and other wearable devices, and smart home devices such as Amazon Alexa. Even automatic vacuum cleaners like the Roomba.
Dependence on screens
The challenge is a fun way to create awareness about a growing and persistent problem of the digital age: our overreliance and dependence on screens. Those of telephones, of course, but also of all the other (increasingly numerous) digital devices.
Un recent survey found that the 56,4% of people consider themselves “a little” (a little) dependent on their phone. Typical response from those who ignore the problem. According to a study published in the journal addictive behaviors, an excessive one dependence from screens has a very similar impact on our brain to that of drug use. There is also some evidence to suggest that the screens stand changing children's brains in ways that scientists do not yet fully understand.
This is why, even if you are not chosen for the 2000 euro, it might be a good idea to participate anyway.
