It may seem ridiculous to expect a retail firm to sacrifice a boost in sales from smartphone-fuelled compulsive buying, but this could be an opportunity for socially responsible action.

In an era where life is inseparable from the digital world, a digital detox is akin to going on a vacation, keeping worries of work and personal life aside, and focussing on just yourself; what you like to do, how you like to be.

While many people may deny being smartphone addicts, how many can confidently say that they are not even mildly obsessed with them?

I recently decided to spend four weeks at sea without access to my phone or the internet, and here’s what I learnt about myself, and the digital rat race I was caught in.