The Amish Project

Jake Reilly is a 24-year-old copy writing student at the Chicago Portfolio School, where he also works and lives. From October to December Jake decided that he didn't like how necessary his virtual life was becoming to him, so he decided to cut himself off for 3 months. Reilly cut off his cell-phone completely, and limited his computer usage to online bill paying and nothing else, including work. Along with these things he didn't use an iPod or any other version of technology.
Reilly says that one of his motivations for doing the Amish Project was that his roommates and him had some friends from New York come to stay with them, they only get to see them about once a year and while they were together all any of them did was use their computers or cell phones, or iPods. This was absolutely appalling to Reilly, he did not understand how him and his friends went from being so excited to see each other once each year, to barely spending any time together while they were together and not even caring that they didn't.
What do you think.Would you be able to cut yourself off from technology for 3 months? Would you be able to find new ways to communicate with people, face to face? There is no hiding behind machines and avoiding people, if you need to talk to them it will either be in letter form or face to face. Do you think that its normal that everyone is using technology too much? Would you try and change your habits?