Comments on: The Happy Fruits of a Digital Diet https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/13/25865/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Volume 2 | Issue 1 – Grace Community Church https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/13/25865/#comment-49989 Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:14:07 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25865#comment-49989 […] The Happy Fruits of a Digital Diet – David Murray at “HeadHeartHand” Blog shares some observations from “Jake” who took on the challenge of redeeming the time by doing a DIGITAL DETOX. His experience has some very good insights. He writes: “I had noticeably less difficulty getting myself into a focused state for devotions, and the fruitfulness of my meditations increased. My mind wanders less when I pray. I can focus better during sermons, even with a two-year-old at my side. The frustration that I would experience thinking through hard spiritual matters wasn’t there anymore, or at least not to the same degree. The most wonderful fruit of digital detox is the enlarged capacity to be a happier, more joyful Christian.” You can read the rest HERE. […]

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/13/25865/#comment-49983 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 14:55:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25865#comment-49983 Yes, I think it’s best to decide beforehand rather than try to decide while we’re using our devices. You can get Apps like Freedom to impose restrictions on your time and customize it to suit each day.

]]> By: Brian https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/13/25865/#comment-49979 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:38:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25865#comment-49979 Pastor Murray, how does this sound for discipling myself on the time I spend on the internet? Maybe instead of being on the internet for the majority of the day like I am now, maybe I should spend about an hour a day or even better maybe an hour a day a few days a week?

]]> By: David Murray https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/13/25865/#comment-49978 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 16:24:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25865#comment-49978 I sympathize with you Brian. I believe we can re-train our brains but it will take time and discipline.

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]]> By: Brian https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/04/13/25865/#comment-49974 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 19:51:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=25865#comment-49974 I notice that I don’t read as much as I once did when I was younger and the computer and the internet played a big part with that. I still love to read but whenever I try to get into a book my attention span is driven away to something else, instead of focusing intently on my reading as I once did. Can I ever get my mind back? Can I get my mind to think, reason, and focus ever again? Will I be able to immerse myself in long stretches of prose like I used to without getting tired or distracted?

Maybe instead of being on the internet for most of the day, I should be on it for only about an hour a day. Not even an hour a day but a hour a few days a week — maybe?

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