Should we all try it? The poet John Cooper Clarke has learnt to live without modern technology. Others who have given up on it say doing so made their lives better.
The man with no phone, no email, no computer
Tech-free: "I write all my poems with a quill by candlelight," says John Cooper Clarke (above). Glossary
Quill - A large feather with the end sharpened to use as a pen.
Parchment - A stiff, flat writing surface made out of animal skin.
Scams - Dishonest schemes, often to trick people out of their money.
Giddy - Feeling happy and excited, so much so that you might whirl around.