Disconnecting Myself

This weekend we were to disconnect ourselves from our phones and anything that connects us to the internet. My experience with this assignment helped me realize that I depend on these devices more than I thought and would like to. At the beginning of the assignment I found it quite easy to get away from my phone. I kept myself busy on Friday evening by going to the gym and then spending time with my friends. As Saturday rolled around, I thought it was going to be simple keeping away from using my devices. I went early in the morning to work then I headed over to the library where I used my computer for around 2 hours for other classes. Later in the evening I was having trouble keeping myself busy, luckily I remembered that I had to start reading the book for out assignment. That killed around 3 hours, then later in the night I went out with my roommate, getting in contact with my friends was not an issue since my roommate and I basically have the same group of friends. As Sunday rolled around I thought I was in the clear, however as time progressed I became eager to check my social media accounts. Ultimately I gave in and my challenge ended at 2:00 pm on Sunday. Overall, I am pretty happy with my results. I like that I was more connected with what was going on around me rather than what was on my phone's screen. I think this challenge was interesting, it teaches us a lot about what our society values more.