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Sentence 116


Before
How often do you detox from your smartphone, laptop or TV? 
After
--> How often do you disengage from your smartphone, laptop or TV? 
 Notes:
Changed detox to disengage. #word choice

 Detox has a negative connotation in the text while disengage is free of a negative slant.
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