I found out an interesting wall decoration in front of a newly opened food court in Tangerang, Indonesia .
With the green color wall, it shows a lot of wires and lamps with the text : “Disconnect to Connect”.
The words “Connect” reminds me directly with our amazing Local Guides’ forum. This term has a deep meaning. As we know that the development of technology is getting awesome and fast day by day. In different locations, even different countries and time zones, we could do a video or telephone conference at the same time, just like doing virtual meet-up with our fellow Local Guides . Thanks to the technology, it feels like there is no border between us anymore.
We are too excited to browse online, scroll and slide around the social media. However if we are too addicted with technology, it is possible that we would “forget” or “abandon” our surroundings. Everybody in a family, friends, or community may gather together, but each of them are busy with their own smartphone, tablet, or laptop. This is a sad situation
So, let’s disconnect to connect! Make your life balance both in the real life and virtually. Hopefully our world will recover to normal soon, so that the offline meet-up could be held again.
Do you have any other meaning or idea with the term “Disconnect to Connect”? Please share on the comment below
One of the things that I am missing more in this strange year, @Velvel , is the possibility to go outside, and to be offline on the virtual world, and to explore, meet, taste, enjoy life, nature, food, friendship.
We have learned that we can be connected online, but the physical presence is something that I really need.
Please do not misunderstand me, I LOVE this community, and the possibility of sharing online our experience, but time to time I need to “disconnect”.
So I find your photo a perfect representation of my feeling.
Thanks for sharing. I think the meaning you gave to the photo is perfect.
Hi @Velvel , I completely agree with both you and @ErmesT !
Unfortunately, being 8 hours in front of a monitor at work is not easy and the only positive aspect is that afterwards you could leave the office to meet friends or relatives. Unfortunately, this is no longer the case: common sense (if not the lockdown!) tells us that we must limit the encounters, and then keep our distance. And in these situations it’s not even pleasant to get together, it’s really a strange situation! I promised myself to limit the use of technology in these periods, I realized that I am too long attached to these devices and at the end of the day it seems to me that I have not concluded anything interesting! And the same situation is being experienced by friends and my own family. So it’s up to us to get to the point of detoxifying ourselves from being too online, from stiff neck syndrome (we are always with our neck bent down to look at the smartphone). And then, let’s take a good look around: when has Nature ever been so luxuriant, pure (at least a beneficial effect of the lockdown) that it is so pleasant to walk immersed in it and always meet the fauna (foxes, deer, and other animals) that in recent years we would never have thought of meeting?
So, on my personal level, I would turn your phrase “Disconnect to Connect” into this way “Disconnect into Connect”: this is the right platform that can replace many other virtual distractions!
I have the same feeling with you both. This year is totally strange where we have to make the distance with others or limit our time outside and again with the distance
But during this time, I realize that we could do “Disconnect to Connect” especially to the closest one to us, which is our family. When fully staying at home, I felt so grateful to be able to spend quality time together with my family at home.
David, I like how you change the phrase into “Disconnect into Connect”. Again, I would love to say that Connect is an amazing forum for us, the Local Guides around the world to be able to share, interact, even host and attend virtual meet-up. During stay at home order, I could learn a lot of new things and meet new friends through the virtual meet-up. That was a beautiful and useful activities indeed.
very interesting photo and what a causality of focusing this special mention in this, very special, year. Disconnect to Connect, well it is so perfect in this period, disconnect from our social lives to connect, virtually speaking. And of course Connect for us is our virtual worldwide family of Local Guides!
We disconnected from being social, we disconnected to try new restaurants, we disconnected to have fun all together, meetup, eat, drink, dance … and hug . We connected here, we connected virtually, we did eat, drink, dance, sing and hug virtually.
We disconnected waiting to connect back to our normal lives soon, we are strong and we are part of a truly great family .
Me encanta la frase “desconectar para conectar” @Velvel , nada más real que esa frase. En los tiempos que corren, estamos hiperconectados, con tantos dispositivos es de locos.
Tu post me conecta con esa realidad, que es no poder viajar o socializar, por supuesto es necesario hasta que se encuentre una vacuna para este mal que afecta a todo el mundo, pero este último fin de semana pude salir al campo, solo, pero logre conectar con eso que nos gusta tanto a los Local Guides, hacer fotos, comentar sobre los lugares y disfrutar la naturaleza.
Muy buen post y de alguna manera reflexivo ya en ocaciones no es fácil "desconectarse para conectarse"…
La naturaleza fueguina es muy especial por sus hermosos paisajes y su cielo casi siempre celeste
I agree with you. It is true that social media brings people and information together, but it is also true that social media could “disconnect” us from “the real life”. Let’s be present and plan more non-digital activities.
I think the term of Disconnect to Connect could be a reminder for us to spend some quality “me time” to recharge and refresh our mind. That is so easy to do, but we often forget it, don’t we? Just take a walk, get some fresh air, read an interesting book, and other activities that don’t involve technology.
thank you @Velvel sudah mentag lokasi foodcourt di Tangerang, kebetulan tempatnya ngga jauh dari rumah saya, ayo donk ajak ajak kita nih kalo mampir di Tangerang biar bisa meet up sama temen temen Tangerang Local Guides @amelisoneng@doc_dells@Mietektekpedes@Fakhriy_D
To me, the food court picture simply means they are asking people to get some time away from online social media and sit down for some food at their place to connect with real people.
We should do this sometime, a meetup of local guides at a convenient place outside the Connect event.
This time the idea of being away of mobile has changed, there was one meme about it:
First, Mobile phones were not allowed inside schools
Now, you can’t attend schools without mobile
Ironic but never thought this could happen.
Even that documentary on Netflix “The Social Dilemma” gave the harsh reality about the Social media platforms.
According to me: “Disconnect to Connect”
Would mean to lessen the usage of social media platforms and endulge into household chores or any hobbies even gaining a new skill. Connecting around the world is beautiful but disconnecting with the family isn’t good.
You’re welcome. It’s my pleasure to share this interesting picture and spread the nice words to our fellow Local Guides here on this lovely community, Connect.
Farid, I’m so happy to see that you could enjoy the nature while doing your favorite activity, such as taking photos accompanied by a bottle and cap from Google
Last but not the least, thanks to @AdrianLunsong and his initiative to make Community Live 2020 , we could work together and meet virtually with other Local Guides around the world, too. So excited!
The simplest thing like going outside and doing exercises in the morning could be one of the good example to “disconnect to connect”. I believe that you also enjoy this kind of activity “faraway” from digital world for a while although sometimes we could find it hard to wake up early in the morning, right?
Boleh. Nanti kalau saya main ke sana lagi dengan waktu yang banyak, ayo kita meet-up sama Tangerang Local Guides. Kota Tangerang juga besar dan banyak yang bisa kita jelajahi bersama ya. Pastinya akan seru banget
Hahaha every girl will love to take picture with a beautiful background, right? @Shreeya_99
And yeah, this corner is popular as one of the photo background.
Thanks for telling me about “The Social Dilemma”. I’ve just watched the trailer and you know what, I was quite shock to see at the end of trailer that the social media could make the world becomes chaos Oh my!
Have you watched this documentary? If so, what is your favorite part?
Also, thanks to share your idea about “disconnect to connect”. I agree with you. We could do this by doing our chores and hobbies outside the digital world.
One with my Best friend, then with my Mom, then with my younger cousins and his Mom
Actually the whole movie gave me Goosebumps of how we being trained on such a deeper level. Can’t say a fav part but yeah the end gave a very nice solutions even. Everyone should follow that as it did scared me !
I am planning on sleeping early tonight. Since Monday I’ve not done any work for my online course so I only have 2 days (this weekend) to catch up! Eek!
. We connected here, we connected virtually, we did eat, drink, dance, sing and hug virtually.
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Just take a walk, get some fresh air, read an interesting book, and other activities that don’t involve technology.
Oh my!
Unplug from the Matrix!!! Noooooooooooo…
