HOW TO BE UNTETHERED
In short, think Airplane Mode. Most of us have taken a flight or turned off our ringer for a function or particular situation. We all do it when we feel we have to, feel it's most appropriate, or just really want to be without distraction.
You don't have to leave your tech at home. Even in Airplane Mode or Do Not Disturb, you can still use emergency functions for safety, take pictures and even play music if you have it downloaded.
There are steps that you can take to feel more comfortable. First, turn on automatic replies for your email, texts, voicemail, etc. It's simple, just replace "unavailable" or "not here right now" with "Untethered." Like so:
"I'm Untethered right now so please leave a message and I'll be back in a few hours/tomorrow/next week."
We get it, it's scary to disconnect. But, you might just find that the world didn't fall apart. 99 times out of 100, it's not that urgent. It's not that important. It will all still be there when you get back. You might be surprised on what you find important.
