a few weeks later i went to meet wenjie cai, the lead researcher on the experiment to chat through thed i found my stress levels after the trip were way lower than they were before and actually they only started to peak again as i went to pick up my phone from the lockbox. it is quite interesting, the anticipation of reconnecting actually caused more stress than the reconnecting itself. after the experiment i went back to using my phone like normal and did other people find that as well? actually a lot of participants made some changes in their everyday life. some of them left their mobile devices in the living room when they go to bed and a lot of them read much much more. i was very relaxed but i was also on holiday in a beautiful place. i wonder how much of it is not having my phone versus just being on holiday? i think it's very different because when you go to a holiday you go in a nice place and if you have your phone it is distracting from the experience for you. but when you do not have your phone you really have an opportunity to really spend a great time with your companions.

a few weeks later i went to meet wenjie cai, the lead researcher on the experiment to chat through thennecting actually caused more stress than the reconnecting itself. after the experiment i went back to using my phone like normal and did other people find that as well? actually a lot of participants made some changes in their everyday life. some of them left their mobile devices in the living room when they go to bed and a lot of them read much much more. i was very relaxed but i was also on holiday in a beautiful place. i wonder how much of it is not having my phone versus just being on holiday? i think it's very different because when you go to a holiday you go in a nice place and if you have your phone it is distracting from the experience for you. but when you do not have your phone you really have an opportunity to really spend a great time with your companions. although wenjie said that my stress levels went down during the experience, and they did, i'm not sure if i would go on a digital detox again. i really like having my phone with me on holiday. i like to use it for photos