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名詞

digital detox (plural digital detoxes)

1. (informal) A voluntary break from the use of computer technology, electronic devices and the Internet, intended to benefit people who spend an excessive amount of time using such technology.
   • 2011, Gavin Jocius, The Age of Annoyance: Managing our Frustrations with Information Overload, page 109:

     So while I have nothing but respect for Carr, Crawford and the sage wisdom of the ancient Chinese, I am stuck trying to find a way to address the age of annoyance while still earning a living working with technology. A digital detox, while a luxury like a vacation or spa day, is a nice idea and equally clever marketing trick; but, unfortunately, it is not a long-term solution to a growing issue.

   • 2025 March 7, Gaby Hinsliff, “It’s the age of regret: gen Z grew up glued to their screens, and missed the joy of being human”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     Meanwhile an explosion of gen Z running clubs, reading groups, in-person singles parties for people exhausted by dating apps, and “digital detox” events where phones are left outside the door, reflect a palpable and touching new hunger for old-fashioned face-to-face connection.

   • 2025 October 6, “Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid”, in The Guardian‎, sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN:

     The Nobel committee has been unable to reach a winner of this year’s prize for medicine who is “living his best life” on an “off the grid” hiking foray. […] But the laureate’s digital detox means the Nobel committee has been unable to reach him and break the news.