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Day 18 of 365 new ways to a new you. Congratulations, you have made it this far. Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Are you ready for tomorrow? This is part of a series that is going to span 365 days. Some things will be subtle other activities will be more involved. At the end of the 365 days even if you do only 20 of these things you will be a new person, for better or for worse.

Before I begin with day eighteen, I must defer you to our Terms and Conditions .

Many of us spend far more time than is natural on the computer. It does not matter whether one is visiting MySpace or working on a graphic design. Overall the computer can serve as an addiction just as any other modern media.

Day 18: Be computer and internet free
Today, walk away from your computer. Clearly you are on it to read this, but no more. If you need to use a computer at work then swap this with another day. The key here is to be without digital communications.

100’s of hours a year are wasted on idle digital communications. For just one day stop the flood. Go out and do something you wouldn’t normally do. Do something, even if it is just going for a walk. The surprising thing is when you get back online you will not have missed nearly as much as thought.