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Georgetown Month Offline

Month Offline - Georgetown

Reaching for your phone mid-conversation? Realizing at 2AM you've doom scrolled away your whole evening? Do you ever feel the urge to flip off your smartphone?

Samesies! That's why I'm organizing a Month Offline. It's part digital detox and part social experiement: what would life be like without a smartphone? 

Fill out this form if you're interested in joining a group of likeminded neighbors to trade your smart phone for a dumb phone for one month. 

What is this?

Ditch your smart phone for a dumb phone and join a cohort of neighbors for weekly meetups, creative challenges, and mutual encouragement. As a group, we'll explore our current relationship with technology and what we could do to make it better. 

It's part happy hour, part support group, part classroom.

This is the very first cohort in Georgetown! We'll be loosely following the curriculum developed by Month Offline in Washington, D.C..

Where/When?

TBD - I'll update this form when I have more details. We'll be meeting for five weeks starting in September 2026. Our meetings will have this basic format:

Week 1: Communication

Week 2: Memory

Week 3: Navigation

Week 4: Boredom & Creativity

Week 5: Graduation

How much does it cost?

Our group is free, and run by a volunteer (me). You can choose to purchase a dumb phone through Dumb.co or you can bring your own. The Dumb.co phones come with some nice features like Microsoft 2FA and text forwarding from your smartphone, but you're more than welcome to bring your device!

How do I get a dumb phone?

Order one from Dumb.co. If you want to do this, please don't order yet! I'll send you a discount code first!Fish grandma's old phone from your dusty kitchen drawerBuy your own from your favorite retailer

How big will the group be?

I have no idea since this is the first group, but I'm planning on no more than 15 people.

What can I expect from our weekly meetings?

Each meeting will be a group discussion centered around exploring life outside of screens, tapping into our creativity, and finding more joy and presence in our lives. They could involve snacks or drinks as well, depending on the vibe!

This is the very first chapter in Georgetown, so we'll all be navigating this journey on equal footing. As a participant you can help shape this group and our time together!

Where can I learn more?

Email David at gtxmooffline@gmail.com

First & Last Name

electronic mail address

What are you hoping to get out of Month Offline? (there are no wrong answers - this will help me guide the conversations/content)

How did you hear about Month Offline?

Hw do you plan to get your phone

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This is the first ever cohort of Month Offline Georgetown, so it will be an experiment that we will create and build together! Select as many as apply for you:

Anything else?