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11 of the most extraordinary sustainable boutique eco hotels

11 of the most extraordinary sustainable boutique eco hotels

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It sounds too good to be true: beautiful hideaways that spoil you when you stay, and have big hearts when it comes to looking after their environments and communities. But they do exist and these are the best. Blyth Rise Stays, Laxfield, Suffolk Hawthorn Huts Blyth Rise Stays, Laxfield, Suffolk Characterful self-catering lodges, quirky igluhuts and back-to-basics good times. Blyth Rise Stays is Wi-Fi-free and adults-only, so embrace a digital detox, hit the woodland saunas, borrow bikes to head to the beach, and connect with nothing but each other and the great outdoors. Forage for fresh herbs or pick up just-plucked produce in the honesty shop, grown in their garden — fertilised with composted food waste, modelling circularity. Wholesome and home-spun, the lake lodges were hand-built by neighbouring craftsmen, curtains stitched by a village seamstress, and the team members are either family members or from the community. Eco boast: Renewable energy, Douglas fir tree planting, and user-friendly for car-free Londoners wanting to explore close to home. Breac House Breac.House, Co. Donegal, Ireland On the windswept …

We aren’t addicted to our phones and we don’t need a ‘digital detox’

We aren’t addicted to our phones and we don’t need a ‘digital detox’

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IF I asked you to describe the relationship you have with your phone, what would you say? For many, I have a suspicion that the word “addicted” would crop up in some way. For those of us who use digital technology with any sort of regularity, there will inevitably come a point where we think we have overdone it, and that doesn’t feel good. But does this really mean we are addicted to our screens? I would wager that, for the vast majority of users, the answer is no. Certainly not in a clinical sense, because there is no… Source link

Why a social media detox may not be as good for you as you think – new research

Why a social media detox may not be as good for you as you think – new research

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Whether you’re an influencer, an occasional poster, or just a lurker, you likely spend more time than you’d like on social media. Globally, working-age people with internet access now spend more than 2.5 hours per day on social platforms like Instagram, Facebook or X (Twitter). Social media use can become excessive and problematic when it interferes with school or work, causes conflict in your relationships or harms your mental health. While not formally recognised as mental health disorder, some scientists even argue that problematic social media use is an “addiction”. When you find yourself checking and scrolling your accounts excessively, you may decide it’s time to go on a digital “diet” or “detox” – cutting your use dramatically or even avoiding social media completely for a few days. But, as our new research shows, this approach can reduce the positive effects of social media just as much as the negative ones. And in fact, we were surprised at how little participants in our study missed social media when we asked them to cut back. This …