Ben Huh: My 72 Hours Living Like a Normal

I’ve given up my laptop for 30 days.

I pared down to just my phone and tablet because I believe this is the future of the Normals — the mainstream consumers. They don't care about how awesome big data is. They don't beta test iOS 7 to understand its helvetican nuances. They don't buy into the religion that technology is the solution to all earthly problems

But they are essential to our tech industry.

This diet gave me a few precious days to readjust the role of technology in my life. But, more importantly, it gave me time to ponder its effects as I observed the rest of the world around me. Here's what I learned in the first three days.