Silent Retreat on Samsø

Last week, several members of the DISTRACT team went on a Silent Retreat to Samsø in order to collect data on digital detox and attention regulation, and try out new methods for data collection. The retreat was completely silent, meaning that the team members were not allowed to communicate with each other, listen to music or in other ways make noise during the retreat. They also had to hand in their phones on arrival! During the two silent days, the team members engaged in meditation and other exercises to train their attention.