Starting
my Day of Unplugging my rules seemed quite reasonable to stick by, especially
since I only had to do it for at least one day. No social or video media, or
use tech that wasn’t necessary. I chose a non-school day to do my unplugging as
the typical school day requires a sufficient amount of technology for different
classes and assignments. The start of my day had me searching for something to
do. Sad to say I was sort of lost without using some form of technology. I
eventually found things to do, and hung out with some friends. The urge to use
tech was very tempting, but time away from it helped me reflect and do things I
wouldn’t have normally done having used it.
Remember
reading, or how about board games, well these are a few of the things I ended
up doing being away from tech. I can’t even say it was all that bad either. In
fact, you would be surprised how much more satisfying it is to have a
conversation face to face to with friends rather through texting. I made it a
whole day without cheating or having to make any modifications to the rules I
had set.
In
the future I see myself setting aside tech a little more often as it makes you
appreciate the things you wouldn’t on the usual day. I believe the busyness of
our typical days makes tech an asset, but it also gives us a crutch that we too
often use and rely on. Having this Day of Unplugging really can open a person’s
eyes to see the full scale of how tech has become a part of almost everyone’s
lives.
Your blog post was very good and brought up many interesting and good points. Like you, at first I was not sure what I was supposed to do with all this free time away from technoloyg, but I eventually found things to do. I also felt lost without technology because I am just so used to using it 24/7, but once I eventually found stuff, I actually enjoyed doing it more than being on my phone. face to face conversations were nice to be able to have, rather than texting like you mentioned and it helped make the time go faster. I think it was good that you were able to go a whole day without cheating or making modifications, that's really impressive, considering I cheated a bit. I totally agree with you that I can see myself setting aside time to do this in the future, especially since it is kind of stress reliving. Overall, very good post!
ReplyDeleteYou reflection is super good! I felt lost without technology too! I had like nothing to do all day. I agree with basically everything you said. Very great post!
ReplyDeleteI feel like this would be a difficult task to do! Technology plays a big role in today's society and I do not know if I could go a whole day without it. You did a great job explaining what people can do that does not involve technology!
ReplyDeleteI can definitely relate Evan! being away from technology ate me alive at first. However, as time went on, I became less and less stressed over not having technology for the day. Good read!
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