​What FOCUS48 is

One weekend. Taking back your attention.

We are spending more time on screens than ever before, impacting our wellbeing, attention and connection with the people around us.

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FOCUS48 is a 48-hour digital reset inviting individuals and families to step away from the digital habits taking up too much of their time and attention, and reconnect with real life.

That might mean no scrolling, no social media, no gaming, or putting your phone away completely.

It’s not about giving up technology forever. It’s about staying committed long enough to notice what you’re missing.

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Why 48 hours

Because a few hours is easy. A whole weekend makes you have to think about it and process it.

You notice how often you reach for your phone. You notice the quiet moments you usually fill with a screen. You notice boredom, and what happens when you don’t immediately escape it.

For 48 hours, swap screen time for old-school, real-life experiences.

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Spend time with people. Get outside. Read. Make something. Be bored. Have conversations. Take back your attention and make time for the things your devices have been pushing aside.

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Reclaiming your attention

FOCUS48 is about more than screen time.

Our devices don’t just take up our time. They influence where we place our attention,

how we connect with others, how we see ourselves and even how we understand who we are.

For young people especially, so much of life can now be experienced through a screen, friendships, entertainment, comparison, approval, trends and the constant pressure to be seen. FOCUS48 creates space to step away from of that kind of life for a while.

 

You may not be on social media yet, but chances are it will become part of your world. When it does, remember this: your worth isn’t measured by likes, views, followers, streaks or how you compare to someone else online.

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And that some of the most important parts of being human happen away from a screen, face-to-face conversations, creativity, movement, nature, boredom, laughter, belonging and simply being present with other people.

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Connection matters

That’s why connection is the centre of FOCUS48.

We want the 48 hours to help people reconnect not only with themselves, but with their families, friends and communities.

We’re proud to be partnering with Beyond Blue and Australia Post’s Connections campaign, supporting the shared message that meaningful connection matters to our wellbeing. Our hope is that Focus48 becomes more than one screen-free weekend.

 

want FOCUS48 to start conversations in homes, schools and communities across Australia about attention, identity, connection and how we can build a healthier relationship with technology.

48 hours is the challenge. Changing our relationship with technology is the bigger goal.

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Building something bigger

FOCUS48 is a not-for-profit initiative, so part of money raised through registrations goes back into making the campaign happen and building its future.

Your registration helps cover the cost of the 48 Kit - including the bag itself, the FOCUS48 journal, activities, games and other screen-free goodies inside, as well as the resources and materials that support people before, during and after the 48-hour challenge.

It also helps us reach more schools, families and communities and continue developing Focus48 into a movement that can grow across Australia. Part of that is providing resources to regional towns and communities, where access to programs, events and support can sometimes be limited, so that Focus48 isn’t just something available to people in major cities.

Your registration helps make Focus48 possible,  this weekend and into the future.