I have two anecdotes on that point:

1. Last April, I took two weeks to go to Cuba and work on some non-internet connected work. Cuba has little internet, so this was easy to do.

It was incredibly relaxing, and I made a fair bit of progress in reducing stress. Also generated a lot of helpful insights.

Obviously, you have to go back at some point, and when I did, much of the stress returned. But the time away was helpful, and looking back at it, insights I gained during that time proved helpful over the long run.

2. Figuring out how to manage your devices. Which parts are valuable, which parts aren't, and which part need to be limited?

Actually, in Cuba I had a bit of a revelation: my smartphone was an incredibly device. It took pictures, let me make voice notes, make written notes, do reminders, etc. Not connected to the internet, it was a wonderful assistant, and I was able to use it and quickly put it down.

Back home, I found the things that sucked me in were:

* Twitter. If I'm not careful I can end up reading too many timelines

* Reddit. Certain subreddits for tech news

* Hacker News. 1-2x per day is a great addition to my life. Constantly returning is not.

* Newspaper site. I get great value out of a subscription to the financial times. But it also generates far more than I can or should read.

So, how to deal with this? I first tried a system using the Shortcuts app on iPhone. Basically, I could only access those sites by going through a shortcut routine, and logging visits in a spreadsheet. (this was done automatically)

This worked, but ultimately it proved too cumbersome and easy to circumvent, and I eventually slipped out of it.

Instead, I used a tool that was in my netgear router. They have an integration with Circle by Disney, aimed at letting parents control their children's browsing.

Instead, I used it to control myself. I'm actually paying monthly to use it, and paying extra for their management profile I can install on my iPhone and cellular connected iPad, so stuff gets filtered even off wifi.

And....it actually works. Obviously, I can circumvent the system, but it takes more effort than any of the inbuilt blocking systems. I also removed my vpn from my iOS devices: I realized I basically never was on public wifi anymore. Removal of the VPN made it harder to circumvent the monitoring.

So, now I can't go on those sites on my phone or iPad. I can go on them on my computer. But this hasn't been an issue so far: I've found I'm not likely to spend a ton of time idly browsing at a computer. I generally just use it for work now. If that ever changes, I'll change the filter settings.

But, I do want some of those sites. So, I went through each category, and asked:

* Do they have a podcast?
* Do they have an email newsletter?

What I ended up doing was for the ones with podcasts, I just use those. So, I no longer read Apple news on reddit, I just get updates from podcasts, which don't have the same effect for me. For the FT, I just signed up to a bunch of their weekly newsletters and get digests. I did the same with one person on twitter, and made a weekly email reminder to visit the twitter of one other person, who posts infrequently. I got some HN digests too.

So at lunch, I have my designated time to look at distractions on a screen, and I go through the emails. This doesn't take very long at all. Basically 20 min a day covers all the reading I want to do, but I could easily spend 2 hours instead if uncontrolled.

This was my major issue, yours may vary. Other than news, I also culled notifications, and handle all my email from a computer now. I find I process faster, and I don't really have anything urgent.

My phone is now much closer to being a tool, and less a source of distraction.

I think the daily disconnection you're doing is great. If you can get extended time away on your next vacation, and/or if you can do some analysis to figure out specifically what is causing the stress from your tech, that can help. Good luck!