[sdf_hero id=”sdf-row-1″ last=”yes”][sdf_col id=”sdf-col-1″ width=”2/3″][sdf_text_block id=”sdf-element-0″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”” text_alignment=”left” font_family=”” font_size=”” text_color=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” link=”” link_title=”” target=”” nofollow=”no” class=””]Is technology good, bad or indifferent? How does it impact our lives, relationships, health? For some people, technology can become all-consuming. Writer Christina Crook decided to take a
31 day break from the internet. Instead, she wrote 31 letters to a friend on a manual typewriter.

This experiment quickly turned into both a book (“the Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World”) and a TEDx talk: (“Letting Go of Technology: Pursuing a People-focused Future”) and has led Christina to a successful speaking career.[/sdf_text_block][sdf_button id=”sdf-element-1″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”10px” bottom_margin=”” button_icon=”fa-bookmark” button_icon_position=”icon-left-side” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” button_layout=”left” style=”link” size=”btn-lg” link=”http://www.jomobook.com/” target=”_blank” nofollow=”yes” class=””]More on Christina[/sdf_button][sdf_image id=”sdf-element-2″ module_width=”1/1″ title=”” alt_text=”” image=”https://vch7348tts5.c.updraftclone.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Green-Quote-e1453672031762.png” top_margin=”15px” bottom_margin=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” image_alignment=”left” image_size=”sdf-image-md-12″ image_shape=”square” lightbox=”no” link=”” link_title=”” target=”None” nofollow=”no” class=””][/sdf_image][sdf_blockquote id=”sdf-element-3″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”” blockquote_alignment=”left” quote_icon=”yes” quote_icon_size=”fa-lg” blockquote_author=”Christina Crook” cite_title=”” cite_link=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” class=””]Fact checking is quick on-line but it is not easy because there is so much misinformation.[/sdf_blockquote][/sdf_col][sdf_col id=”sdf-col-2″ width=”1/3″][sdf_image id=”sdf-element-0″ module_width=”1/1″ title=”” alt_text=”” image=”https://vch7348tts5.c.updraftclone.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/christina-crook-e1455161291194.jpg” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”20px” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” image_alignment=”left” image_size=”sdf-image-md-12″ image_shape=”square” lightbox=”no” link=”” link_title=”” target=”” nofollow=”no” class=””][/sdf_image][sdf_image id=”sdf-element-1″ module_width=”1/1″ title=”” alt_text=”” image=”https://vch7348tts5.c.updraftclone.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/carolinequotes.jpg” top_margin=”” bottom_margin=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” image_alignment=”left” image_size=”sdf-image-md-12″ image_shape=”square” lightbox=”no” link=”” link_title=”” target=”None” nofollow=”no” class=””][/sdf_image][sdf_blockquote id=”sdf-element-2″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”0″ bottom_margin=”” blockquote_alignment=”left” quote_icon=”yes” quote_icon_size=”fa-lg” blockquote_author=”Christina Crook” cite_title=”” cite_link=”” entrance_animation=”No” entrance_animation_duration=”” class=””]We have enabled our online media to sandwich itself squarely between ourselves and others.[/sdf_blockquote][sdf_raw_html id=”sdf-element-3″ module_width=”1/1″ top_margin=”10px” bottom_margin=””][/sdf_raw_html][/sdf_col][/sdf_hero]