WORKSHOP-DIGITAL DETOX

(JANUARY 28, 2025)

“Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.”

                                                                                                                                  – Anne Lamott

Digital detox can greatly impact our physical and mental health. Taking a break from digital gadgets helps us focus on the present and increase our awareness around us. Digital detox helps us to be more productive with the time we have and helps us focus on things we need to get done improving our thinking process. With the aim to make the children understand the importance of digital detox, a workshop was conducted for the students of classes V and VI by the founder of Maverick’s India Limited Mr. Lucky Puchhrat on January 28, 2025 at G D Goenka Public School, Sector 48, Gurugram.

He started the workshop by asking the students to identify the hidden meanings of the displayed pictures. He talked about following the instructions, prioritizing offline activities, doing mindful consumption of screen time, and leveraging technology for productivity. He also emphasized on the importance of using the gadgets mindfully. He even stated that a cell phone becomes “Cell in a phone” if not used properly. He added how parents and their children are losing the bond while being on screens and not spending quality time with each other. When parents fail to listen, their children do not listen too. He very meaningfully explained how habits are formed; knowledge, skill and desire.

He further emphasized that balanced screen time plays an important role in every student’s life. The session was really interactive and Goenkans of grade 5 and 6 thoroughly participated in the question and answer session. The workshop was summed up by reiterating the key takeaways; digital detox, balanced screen time, balancing life with the digital one, sensory organ overloading and comparison & contrast between the importance of being digitally literate and mindful.