Apr 25, 2019

Coach Jeff Grant's Digest 36: Digital Detox

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Coach Jeff Grant

April 25 · Issue #36 · View online

My digest is a collection of inspirational and instructional resources I find interesting and wish to share, including my latest content. To save you time, I pen a quick preview & highlight the key parts to check out.

Theme: digital spring cleaning! Included in this issue are a couple of quick reads on reducing phone-dependance, plus a reminder to get out into nature, enjoy music, and take a splash in a chilly lake. Summaries below.

Feel free to hit reply to share your latest pursuit (for a motivational or accountability boost) or just to say hello.

I wish you a great springtime!

Digital Detox Challenge May 2019 --> Are you IN?

hillseeker.com – Share

Ready for a digital break? Addicted to your phone? Join me this May for a Digital Detox Challenge. I designed this to span the range from just a few low-key tweaks to a major reduction in digital time. I include a checklist you can download and challenge yourself to check some items off the list in May.

Digital Addiction Getting You Down? Try an Analog Cure - The New York Times

www.nytimes.com – Share

What got my attention in this short NY Times piece was the author’s observation after encouraging 1,600 people to do a digital detox month: “When they powered down their devices, these declutterers were suddenly confronted with empty stretches that they had no idea how to fill.”

My first reaction was to think how in the world could anyone find it challenging to fill non-digital time! But then I thought about how easy it has become to stare at a phone while waiting, commuting…eating alone. So, perhaps it’s more of a challenge to break this habit than we think.

Why Even a Little Nature Is Good for Your Brain

www.outsideonline.com – Share

You don’t have to make it totally off the grid to get the benefits: The volunteers’ moods also changed more or less as expected, with an increase in positive feelings like elation and a decrease in negative feelings like anxiety after the hikes. But once again, there was no statistically significant difference between the two hikes: seeing a highway or a ski lift didn’t make the experience any less beneficial.

Trained musicians perform better at paying attention

neurosciencenews.com – Share

It’s never too late to start learning an instrument, or to restart playing one you used to play!

Man's Chronic Pain Disappears After Vigorous, Cold-Water Swim

blogs.discovermagazine.com – Share

Anecdotal, but one of many stories of people having positive benefits from cold water immersion.

Personal Update

I’m getting excited already about some adventure projects in the works for this summer. My buddy and I are organizing a multi-day ultra marathon of SwimRuck for late August in Switzerland. We’re calling it the Bögeyman Ultra. It will be a 100KM-long course, including 42KM of swimming in 5 lakes, and will traverse 58KM of mostly mountainous terrain. The first year will be invitation-only. To prepare for this epic challenge, we have several training adventures planned in the coming months. Stay tuned for more details, and please let me know if this is the kind of event you’d like to do!

By the way, if you want to spend some time in-person together this year, please come see me in Geneva for a short escape to recharge. I offer weekend retreats at La Réserve Genève most months of the year, with a unique mix of all the things I love in a 48-hour de-stress escape: vinyasa and yin yoga, music, meditation, sensory experiences, and walking/running/swimming.

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