"The man whose horse trots a mile in a minute doesn't carry the most important message" -Henry David Thoreau

This weeks reading was about how wrapped up the developed world has become with our "screens". Whether it the average American spending 8.5 hours a day in front of a screen to Internet Rescue Camps in South Korea and China rescuing internet addicts our societies value and spend to much time plugged in. But how do we curb this alarming trend? The answer is simple, self control.

People should inherently feel bad about being reserved and sitting in front of a screen for long periods of time but apparently many dont. the fact that fancy hotels have emerged that market themselves for being "black holes" where there is no internet or cell phone reception shows how our once luxury is becoming a burden. According to the article there is even science stating that spending time in a quiet rural environment is great for your brain. But what does this mean?

Hopefully as time passes more and more people discover that they dont need to be plugged in at all times. That in fact there is nothing better than spending a day under the sun and with good company.