There is nothing quite as refreshing and simultaneously quite as frightening as turning your phone off for a day... or even for an hour. I've managed to find the most obscure excuses to justify my "need" to turn it back on once I've reluctantly managed turn it off in the first place.
"What if there is an emergency", "I don't want to miss that call from my boss even though it is my day off.. it might be important", "What if a photo op happens and my iphone isn't powered on to take a picture of it in time".
The constant influx of social networking updates has become a comfort during those in between moments of daily life. Old habits die hard... especially when we've all become so accustomed to liking, posting, snapping and poking.
About a year ago, I took a six month media hiatus. It was a little rocky at first, I didn't know what to do with myself. How would I know who was wearing what outfits of the day and who was dating who or traveling where? I wouldn't. And after a month or so I didn't feel that I needed to. It forced me to keep in contact with only those who had my direct email or cell number, instead of looking at my phone screen, I was looking around. By the end of it all I had relearned what it meant to be present, and no amount of likes can rival that feeling.
"What if there is an emergency", "I don't want to miss that call from my boss even though it is my day off.. it might be important", "What if a photo op happens and my iphone isn't powered on to take a picture of it in time".
The constant influx of social networking updates has become a comfort during those in between moments of daily life. Old habits die hard... especially when we've all become so accustomed to liking, posting, snapping and poking.
About a year ago, I took a six month media hiatus. It was a little rocky at first, I didn't know what to do with myself. How would I know who was wearing what outfits of the day and who was dating who or traveling where? I wouldn't. And after a month or so I didn't feel that I needed to. It forced me to keep in contact with only those who had my direct email or cell number, instead of looking at my phone screen, I was looking around. By the end of it all I had relearned what it meant to be present, and no amount of likes can rival that feeling.