A day without tech

A Day Without Technology

            The day started off just like any normal day would.  The sun was shining bright as can be; my dorm room bed was just as squeaky and uncomfortable as ever so it was a pretty normal day.  But yet something about this day was going to be different.   I would not use technology, something that I doubted I could do.

            The goal of my day was to go as long as I could without using technology. That means no phone, no computer, and no iPod.  I’m attached to my phone so this was a very difficult task.  I only really listen to my iPod when I run or workout so I didn’t think that would be very difficult.  I periodically check my laptop to do homework, or check facebook, or emails, and look at sports center.  But I knew I could go a day without doing these things, or at least an afternoon.  I had homework I had to do that night so I had to use my computer at some point. 

 I woke up around 12:00 pm because my alarm clock didn’t go off.  The first technology that I went without was my alarm clock. (But Paul don’t fret I did this on Saturday so I didn’t need my alarm clock!)  It was nice for a change not to hear the incessant beeping from my clock; it felt very refreshing to wake up naturally.   After I woke up I went to grab lunch with some of my friends.  I was the only one who wasn’t using a phone.  I observed that most of them were on their phone more than half of the time we were at lunch.  After lunch I went to workout.  I really enjoy listening to music that pumps me up when I work out.  Without the music I able to think about other things and focus more on the exercises I was doing.  Then after that I played basketball for a couple of hours.  It was nice not to have to worry about my phone in-between games.  I could just focus on basketball and getting some good quality exercise.  So then after I was all finished playing basketball I loaded up all my gear, stretched for a good thirty minutes then made my way back to my dorm to shower and get all cleaned up.  That night I decided that I would take my girlfriend on a date.  We went and had a very nice dinner, then walked around the campus.  It was very nice. I focused on her and not any of my technology.  It was a good way to end a technology free day.  But then when I got back I had to get some homework done so unfortunately I had to get on my laptop and do some homework.

I was nice to see that I could actually go almost a whole day with out technology.  I didn’t think that I was going to be able to do it.  I proved to myself I could.  It was nice to not be distracted.