About this session
Technology is woven into almost every part of modern work and life, which makes a complete 'detox' neither realistic nor necessary for most people.
The more useful question is whether technology is being used deliberately or whether screens, notifications and constant digital input are beginning to shape the day automatically.
This session helps participants identify the parts of their digital routine that feel useful, neutral or draining.
They examine when checking becomes automatic, where screen use follows them into breaks and recovery time and which parts of the day would benefit from more space between one piece of digital input and the next.
Participants then test practical ways to reduce unnecessary digital stimulation, create screen-light moments and make technology easier to use on purpose.
The final module focuses on building a sustainable digital reset plan that can flex around busy periods without requiring people to disconnect from the tools they genuinely need.
What your people take away
- Identify where technology use is intentional and where it has become automatic
- Recognize the times, triggers and environments that create unnecessary digital overload
- Use practical ways to reduce notifications, screen switching and constant input
- Create screen-light periods that support recovery, focus and transitions
- Build a realistic digital reset plan that works alongside modern working life
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Audit Your Digital DayA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Audit Your Digital Day: map where technology fills the day, identify automatic checking points and find your highest-load digital period.
- Map where technology fills the day
- Identify automatic checking points
- Find your highest-load digital period
Covers 3 of 4 points in Audit Your Digital Day.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1: Audit Your Digital DayParticipants map how technology shows up across a typical day, identify where it is genuinely useful and where use has become automatic, distracting or difficult to switch off. They choose one high-impact part of the day to reset first.
- Module 1: Audit Your Digital Day
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Audit Your Digital Day.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Reduce Unnecessary Digital NoiseEverything in the 60-minute session, plus practical work on notifications, app switching, multiple devices and unnecessary digital cues. Participants redesign selected parts of their digital environment to reduce repeated interruptions and constant input.
- Module 1: Audit Your Digital Day
- Module 2: Reduce Unnecessary Digital Noise
- 7-day mindful technology experiment
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Audit Your Digital Day and Reduce Unnecessary Digital Noise.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Audit Your Digital Day, Reduce Unnecessary Digital Noise and Create Space Away From Screens.
Full day
Full Day — Full Mindful Technology WorkshopFull coverage of all four modules with digital-use mapping, notification and environment redesign, screen-light recovery planning and individual action work. Participants leave with a practical 30-day mindful technology plan.
- Module 1: Audit Your Digital Day
- Module 2: Reduce Unnecessary Digital Noise
- Module 3: Create Space Away From Screens
- Module 4: Build a Sustainable Digital Reset
- Digital environment reset exercises
- 30-day personal technology plan
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
Also available as a 4-week or 8-week program, for change that lasts. Ask us about it.
What’s covered
Audit Your Digital Day
Every length- Map where technology fills the dayParticipants map when screens and devices appear from waking through the evening and distinguish work use, communication, entertainment, information and habit.
- Identify automatic checking pointsParticipants identify moments when they reach for a device without a clear decision, such as waiting, finishing a task, feeling stressed or moving between activities.
- Find your highest-load digital periodParticipants identify where the combination of screens, messages, meetings, apps or personal technology feels most draining across the day.
- Separate useful technology from digital clutterParticipants distinguish tools that genuinely support work, connection or enjoyment from apps, alerts or routines that add little value.
Reduce Unnecessary Digital Noise
90 minutes and longer- Cut notifications that do not need you nowParticipants review alerts across email, messaging, apps and devices and identify which genuinely require immediate awareness.
- Reduce app and tab switchingParticipants identify where multiple open apps, windows or tabs encourage repeated switching and create a simpler active workspace for selected tasks.
- Make the phone less automaticParticipants test small changes such as moving distracting apps, removing unnecessary badges or placing the phone further away during selected periods.
- Create clearer checking rhythmsParticipants identify digital channels that do not require continuous monitoring and create realistic checking patterns around their role.
Create Space Away From Screens
3 hours and longer- Make breaks different from workParticipants examine whether breaks simply replace one screen with another and identify screen-light alternatives such as walking, stretching, talking with someone, eating away from the desk or sitting without another stream of information.
- Protect one screen-light transitionParticipants choose a transition such as waking, commuting, lunch, finishing work or preparing for sleep and reduce unnecessary digital input around it.
- Reconnect with offline activitiesParticipants identify activities that have gradually been displaced by passive screen use, such as reading, hobbies, movement, conversation or time outdoors.
- Use environment to support the choiceParticipants identify where device location, charging habits or screen availability make automatic use easier and test an environmental change.
Build a Sustainable Digital Reset
Full day only- Define what you want technology to doParticipants identify the roles they genuinely want technology to play in work, relationships, entertainment, information and convenience.
- Create normal, busy and high-demand versionsParticipants build different versions of their digital plan for ordinary days, intense work periods and low-energy moments when screen use is more automatic.
- Reset without starting a total detoxParticipants create a short recovery process for periods when digital use increases.
- Know when the digital load is structuralParticipants identify where excessive digital demand comes from workplace systems such as duplicated channels, constant meetings, response expectations or after-hours communication.
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Digital Detox: Mindful Technology Use
How long is Digital Detox: Mindful Technology Use?
Digital Detox: Mindful Technology Use runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Audit Your Digital Day: map where technology fills the day, identify automatic checking points and find your highest-load digital period. A 60-minute session covers Audit Your Digital Day in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Reduce Unnecessary Digital Noise. A 3-hour session adds Create Space Away From Screens. A full-day session adds Build a Sustainable Digital Reset. It is also available as a 4-week or 8-week program.
Can Digital Detox: Mindful Technology Use be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Digital Detox: Mindful Technology Use?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Digital Detox: Mindful Technology Use to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.