This is a great example. There's nothing wrong with having connectivity. This skill is just using it when you need to.
Even if we think about trackers that people will wear when going hiking and things like that for help, they have their utility in their place.
I would argue that it is still a different feeling if you actually away from society and out there vs. just around the corner in the big garden.
You need to take care of yourself and learn to switch off man. It's quite liberating to tell your colleagues "my laptop is going in the closet for 2 weeks and I'm uninstalling teams from my phone." If my team cannot survive without me for a week, then we have a huge problem.
Okay but you can take real vacations and ALSO do what the parent is doing.
> north of the 45th in winter and nights feel like they are 16 hours long.
Cries in Ireland
These days with AI it's a lot easier to come back after missing several days. It can often do a good job distilling things, especially if it already knows the kinds of things you'll really care to hone in on and prioritize.
I spend enough time in these places that I'm happy with the balance. I don't run the dish mounted all the time. I don't go out to watch movies, though that could be nice when you are north of the 45th in winter and nights feel like they are 16 hours long. Also it's nice if you forgot to check to see if your offline maps are still downloaded.