NEW YORL (CNN): Does scrolling through destruction make you fall?
Put the phone down for an hour. Or, better yet, do it 24 hours a day – you can only make $ 2,400.
Reviews.org, a company that tests home products and services, has a 24-hour digital detox challenge. They will pay for their chosen challenges more than two grains to survive an entire day without screens.
“If you feel like putting your devices aside for a day, but you still need them to pay you, this is the perfect opportunity for you,” the company wrote on its website where aspirants to digital detox can apply .
Stuck on social media? Perfect (for the contest)
To help determine who should apply, the company asks some demanding questions.
“Have you always wanted to win reality competitions like American Ninja Warrior, but have you been too busy trying to beat Mario Kart and Mortal Kombat?” Reviews.org asks potential applicants.
“Do you know a little too much about your old acquaintances on social media?”
According to the company, the ideal candidate is someone who is “definitely capable of making technology” and is on the verge of a challenge. And while it may seem easy to take an Instagram detox for a day, the challenge is a little more involved.
It’s not as easy as it sounds
Those selected for the challenge will not only have to lose their phones during the day, but TV, games, computers, smart watches, and smart home devices (think smart speakers) are also out of bounds.
But, the company clarifies, microwaves are still fine.
Challenges will receive safes to store their electronics for 24 hours, along with a $ 200 Amazon gift card to assemble a technology-free “survival kit,” the company wrote.
Some reviews from Survival Kit.org include a typewriter to replace computers, writing paper to replace text, and paints, and brushes to replace the fine arts of the selfie.
Challengers will need to review the survival kit and comment on the experience after completing the challenge, but will do so while maintaining the coveted “2021 Digital Detox Challenger” title.
Screen time is a growing health risk
The company’s challenge comes at a time when “screen time” has taken on a new meaning.
The pandemic has forced many people to work remotely and students to study online, making screens more necessary than ever.
According to a 2019 non-profit Common Sense Media report, teens in the United States spent an average of more than seven hours a day on screen media just for entertainment.
“We feel like someone needs a break,” Reviews.org wrote.
To request this, the company asks for some personal information and a 100-word question about why you are right about the challenge. Applications will be open until March 26 and winners will be announced on the company’s YouTube page on March 29.
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