Great video! I’ve done an online media fast before (which was useful) but never considered books. I’ll give it a go, I might phase into it. Wish me luck!

Sneakily indeed is a word.

It's funny that your phone port broke as you decided to do this challenge. There have been 3 times that I've taken a major break from my phone and had my phone completely break on me as I've started my fast! Recently I decided that I don't want to watch TV every evening (which was replacing social media time) and my internet went out leaving me without access to TV! The universe is really supporting me on reducing screen time 😂

I definitely want to give this a go. Today I boxed up a sixty five inch black Friday deal tv that I bought for my new home. I immediately regretted the purchase after setting it up in my beautiful, restful living room. The tv caused such anxiety just staring back at me when I would try to peacefully sit and rest. I made the decision to have no Internet and therefore no tv, no computer. As soon as I removed the tv I just about teared up at the immediate feeling of peace.  My living space is now filled with beautiful plants instead, which are so soothing and make my heart sing.

I also went out into the yard today and thought of you and the "chop wood, carry water" as I knelt down on my hands and knees to pull weeds out of my yard. Thank you, Alicia...

Omg the book Braiding Sweetgrass is an amazing book!

I stopped this video in the middle of the second C because I felt a strong urge to do the experiment and I started right then and there. I lasted for almost exactly 72 hours. I experienced all that you have talked about. What made me stop the experiment and watch the rest of your video (and then some other stuff) was that I got so very tired that I almost could not make it to work on time, even though I had slept for 12 hours. In my dreams at night and from the tiredness I experienced, I sensed that some very old emotional “mud” from deep down below was starting to come up. And I didn’t know how to handle that while working. So I paused the experiment, confirmed my suspicion by watching the rest of your video and hearing you talk about an erupting emotional volcano 😊 and decided that I need to restart this experiment when I have 2 weeks off from work. During these last three days it has become apparent that there is some very powerful healing happening when you turn off all the noise. I need to do this soon, and I am going to.
Thank you, as always, for your wonderfully inspiring videos. ❤

it's amazing what tuning into spirit and removing all the 'noise' will do for the soul

in the nothing i lose purpose for existence 😊 yet i have urges to live, doing my best to reduce my consumption of the physical world and seeing the virtual world as a way to spend my unending imagination that i no longer put to creating physical artifacts…hehe 😅peace to you.  i am doing my best to become zero single use items, learning. thank you. 🙏

The part about more interesting and even lucid dreams was very interesting! I also usually have very mundane dreams and wish they were more creative. Braiding Sweetgrass is sitting in my digital bookcase, I’ve heard good things about this book 😀Also I think it’s great that you were able to go 25 days without media consumption. I do read articles, books and watch documentaries almost daily.

And a bloody pepsi advert comes on straight after😢. This was deep and excellent. Well said.

Same.

I’m curious, why did you cut books?

Have you ever considered going on a vipassana silent retreat? You spend your days in silent, no talking at all and no phone. I would really recommend it, it’s lifechanging 😍

I have a question. Do you consider messaging (like your family, friends, ecc...) media consumption? How do you manage that? Do you restrict yourself in that regard as well?

Some wonderful observations, here, Alicia. Having been on a number of one/two week long Buddhist retreats with significant amounts of silence, I can agree that removing external stimuli can release a whole range of mental and emotional experiences - some wonderful and others not so! We were always warned that we couldn't take the retreat experience home, which was so true - it was quite jarring to come back into the real world and any tranquility and bliss I had gained was soon dissipated.
With a partner, family and a needy cat (along with my own self-distractions), I find it hard to find silence and solitude.

However, I am my worst distractor, with regards to news, social media etc and I am trying to build in micro-retreats into my day, 30 minutes or so here and there, to switch off my tech, go for a jog or a walk in silence or just sit in the garden without feeling the need to tackle the weeds!

I am soooooo glad I found your channel. You are so REAL. I am devouring your videos.  You encourage the individual to find their own place in minimalism. This helps me personally because I can find myself becoming obsessive with numbers and comparing myself to others' lives which makes me "fail.".  I can't find better words. You are so down to earth. Keep up on these amazing videos. I love all and journal your tips. You seriously should write a book on the subject. I'll say it again. You are REAL. The truest nomad. Peace, doll and Thank You!

Thank you for this honest account of your experience! Your content has been truly helpful for me as I am learning to embrace detachment in all areas of my life, thank you ✨

Hi Alicia, thank you for this inspiring and also practical message. I have dropped Insta and declutterred a bunch of media (thanks to you!), in fact I try to do one thing at a time to focus my concentration (e.g., driving and gardening with no music). But media can also inform and, like you, I am strongly considering introducing more nomadism in my life and Facebook and YouTube have been sources of good information. So any thoughts you have about how to keep informed or build learning while in the investigative/considering phase would be welcome.

Sounds like when i had my nervous break down i then had  an urgent  feeling i needed to realise something i had kept a secret since a child about abuse. I learnt so much anout myself over the years after best thing that happened to me in a weird way 😊

Thanks Alicia! I am going to try a media fast for a week. I love reading so only digital media for me. Btw I think you will love the book "If women rose rooted" it's full of stories of women and their connection with nature 😊