A bunch of people in tech are setting resolutions to spend less time using tech

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A bunch of people in tech are setting resolutions to spend less time using tech
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After days at the office working on a computer, many tech workers are dead-set on picking up new hobbies in 2020 like painting, playing board games, learning a language or picking up a musical instrument.

are littered with thousands of posts from users who say they are looking to delete or reduce their dependence on social media apps into the New Year.

In an interesting twist, many of the most popular tweets from folks who have resolved to get off tech are coming from people who work in tech. After days at the office working on a computer, many are dead-set on picking up new hobbies in 2020 instead, like painting, playing board games, learning a language or picking up a musical instrument.

"Working in tech has definitely played a role ," Jai explained. "But more than that my life has gotten busier and I've found myself spending less time focused on myself and some of my passions." And in particular, a need to detach from the opinions of strangers on the Internet, at least temporarily."There's this huge openness these days to wanting to be offline," said Nate Bosshard, a co-founder of the fitness-tech company Tonal and a tech investor, who describes taking a tech break as a new "luxury."

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