it says something about FOMO and being enslaved to the system when people feel 3 days of silence is life changing. Like the brief moment of clarity an addict experiences just before succumbing to another cycle of abuse. 3 days isn't enough to build new routines to help you stay sober. It's more like waking up from a dream before falling back into a slumber when in the morning you won't remember what that dream was about.

I've been escaping into the woods for several months on long distance hikes. No Internet, no phone or GPS, nobody to talk to but the moon. When the moment is right I have a tent, sleeping bag, a few bits and bobs like a ferro-rod, rescue-blanket first-aid kit, plenty of blister band aids, and whatever else I can fit into a backpack.

This has literally healed my addiction, and my crippling life-long depression.

I'm really happy people see how powerful (and weird) 3 days offline can be so they feel an urge to tell everyone. I also find it hard to keep it to myself. But I hope their next step is to imagine what 1 or 3 months could do. Truth is you can become a totally new person beyond your wildest imagination.

It'll be really weird when you get back because people still think you're same when in reality you've totally become someone else. It's a literal lifehack.

Once I came across some distressed farmers in the mountains who lost their cows. I offered to help them searching. They were confused and said you will help for free? Aren't you busy on a hike reaching your destination. So I told them that experiences like these are my destination. The problem with herd animals like they told me was that they were already gone for 3 days. And timing is so important! Apparently if cows are separated too long from their herd, then chances increase they won't bother coming back. If you do catch them they will always stay "naughty" and tend to escape again. But worse! They often bring a friend with them and continue to remain a problem for the farmer forever. I feel like that cow sometimes.