Could I live without the internet for a month? Yes. Absolutely. I lived without it for 25 years! What's one month?
But would I want to live without it for a month? No. A month without internet would be an incredible setback for me. It would mean no ability to update my blog. It would mean no communication with several friends around the world. It would mean greatly reduced access to my language learning and practice. None of these things are the end of the world, but all are significant to progress on my goals in life.
Moreover, a month without internet would have a major impact on a lot of other things I do. I would have to send out bill payments by mail, whereas I currently pay all my bills online. I would have to go to a ticket counter or a travel agent to book airfare, whereas I do that online (usually at least once per month). And I don't have any idea how I would find and book hotels without a travel agent.
I don't use a phone book, but I could if I needed to. I don't own a dictionary or thesaurus, but I live a few blocks away from a library. I do have a few maps of my city, so I could still find things without Google maps.
I don't think I would write any letters. They're not a replacement for email. I would probably make more phone calls and send more text (SMS) messages.
And a positive effect would be that I'd probably get out more and just walk around and do things... however that would probably result in spending more money. In fact, in general, I can see how giving up the internet would end up costing me a lot of money in many ways!
