  Remote work arrangements and limited recreational options in times of social
isolation increase the risk of digital overuse for individuals. Its
consequences can range from impaired mental health to issues of technology
addiction. A conformant countermovement has popularised digital detoxing, a
practice that endorses to deliberately limit technology use to reduce digital
involvement and physiological stress. In times of social isolation, however,
digital networking may provide the principle access to social interactions. To
provide empirical evidence about the sweet spot between mitigating digital
overuse and perceived social connectedness, this paper proposes a mixed-methods
design to scrutinise the impact of digital detox measures in a professional
context. Possible results will help to better understand how digital overuse
may effectively be mitigated by remote workers and what measures organisations
can take to create a digital environment that supports employee satisfaction
and mental health.
