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# The Importance of Disconnecting (Occasionally)
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2009/05/the_importance_of_disconnecting_occasion/
- Published: 2009-05-26T15:29:59.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T14:31:45.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: Blogging, family, life, Social Media

“Moderation in everything,” my late mother used to say, somewhat ironically given how much unused wool and unpainted china she left behind. But, like many clichés, it has a deep element of truth, as I’ve discovered by disconnecting somewhat from my normal blogging-twittering-photographing lifestyle. A quiet weekend with [friends](http://adam.vox.com/library/post/oops-1.html?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) and family, as well as a rather sobering visit to my parents’ grave (to check the newly-placed gravestone with Mum’s name added) have helped put many things back in their proper perspective, and that’s valuable.

The one big danger of social media, I think, is also its strength – its ability to connect you with like minds. If you don’t move outside the tight circle of people just like you, you can start seeing things in a distorted way, leading to a bubble mentality. This is one reason I value being married to a social media sceptic. Perspective is important, and sometime you have to step back to get it.

I’ve yet to open my feed reader, which is likely to be a place of horror and despair after 5 days away from it, but I’m glad I took the break.

Sorry for the unannounced silence, but I’m back in business.