1. Ensure your day will be Facebook and Twitter free by downloading SelfControl. The app blocks your access to the websites of your choice for any amount of time—even if you restart your computer or delete the application. Commence the technological blackout by way of self-censorship.
2. Take a stroll and window-shop instead of browsing online. What better way to get into the holiday spirit than with the season's dazzling window displays? Try to remember what it was like to try on before buying.
3. Heads Up! is a party game, not a solitary endeavor. Find some friends for a real life game night for a little nostalgia.
4. Instead of going to Pinterest for your latest recipe inspiration, ask your mom for an old favorite and make something with meaning—even if there isn't a beautifully shot Instagram-worthy image to go with it.
5. Yelp and other online equivalents are a foodie's dream when looking for the perfect restaurant, but whatever happened to a little spontaneity? Test your palette at that cozy wine bar that caught your eye down the street, or ask a chic colleague for a recommendation. It might spark a new interwork friendship.
6. That book you've been meaning to crack open since August? Cozy up next to a fire and delve in—no tablets allowed.
7. You can tweet and text your friends 24/7, but there's nothing like sending or receiving a hand-written letter. Pick up some chic stationary and pen a thoughtful note.
8. Instead of listening to music on your iPhone, head to a last-minute concert and live in the moment—no pics allowed.
9. Instead of using Google Maps to guide you around the city, grab a paper map and put your navigation skills to the test.
10. Go out with your girlfriends and insist on a zero Instagram policy. We promise, it still happened even if it's not shown to the world in a Valencia filter.
Lauren Sheffield is the Content Strategy Manager at HarpersBAZAAR.com. In addition to keeping Bazaar's Facebook and Twitter feeds updated with the latest stories, she also contributes to food, interior and travel coverage on the site. When she's not in a social media hole, you can find her in search of a new food spot, trying to perfect a cocktail recipe, or booking her next trip.
