Have you ever had one of those days where you're so fed up from the constant connectivity and the distraction that you wish you could just turn back the clock to the 1990s?

I mean, I'm talking about a time where work couldn't easily follow you home.

Like if your boss wanted you after hours, you would have to call you on a landline, a time where you could build a delightful evening

out of whatever random video you're able to pick up at the rental store.

Well, not long ago, I met someone who is doing exactly this.

His name is Chris Moody.

He teaches journalism at Appalachian State in Boone, North Carolina,

which is a small scenic town that's perched right off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Now,

Chris lives along with his wife and his young son in a cabin that's located about 15 minutes

outside of town that receives no cell reception and has no internet. Their only connection

to the outside world is a landline phone. Now this connection is on purpose. Chris and his wife

used to live a frenetic life in New York City where Chris was a senior correspondent for CNN politics.

But after the pandemic hit, they decided to live more intentionally.

Now, Chris's situation raises some fascinating questions.

What's it actually like to live in 1990s mode?

And what lessons can the rest of us learn from his experience? Well, it's Monday,

which means it's time for an advice episode of this show, which is the perfect opportunity to

seek some answer. So here's what I did. I called up Chris because I wanted to find out more about

what led him to that cabin in Boone. What is the actual reality of his current life?

I have a bunch of questions about some like in the weeds details about how does he do this and how

does he do that. And most importantly, what lessons can we extract for the rest of us who might

also be tempted to try something extreme in the quest for a deeper life. Now, look, I love this

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