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| Sean MacEntee |
Since apparently 5 a.m. is the new 1 a.m. I have a lot of time where I'm not doing anything nor do I have a lot to look at on my phone. This late night free time actually allows me to get more done than I do during the day. My late night down time allowed me to get ahead on class assignments, get some NSLS leadership stuff done, and clean my room. Now, more Zomorodi talk.
As you probably read in my last post, we were challenged to complete three extra challenges without or phones.
Our initial challenge that sparked the rest of them was the challenge to track your phone usage and try to stay off your phone. Before it started I thought it sounded stupid because there was no way I would be able to just sit in my house, forcibly now because of COVID, and do even more nothing. After it all started I wasn't paying much attention to how I was doing I was just kind of doing my usual thing with my phone. It wasn't until I looked at my phone usage for the past 10 days that week that I really stopped and thought about how much time I was actually spending on my phone; very unnecessary time at that. I really enjoyed having to do these challenges because they really allowed me to take a good look at my phone habits and figure out a way to change them, maybe.
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| Ivan |
Challenge 2
Zomorodi tasked us to keep our devices out of our hands while in motion. This challenge felt both hard and easy to me. Initially I kind of forgot about the challenge but it didn't stop me from not getting on my phone while I rode in the car with friends or family. I usually keep off of my phone in the car since we talk and listen to music. The hard part, though, was staying off my phone while I was doing something I thought was boring. I was on my phone the entire time I was at HEB with my mom, which irritated her to no end. I have also checked my phone about 10 times while writing this post; I just can't stay focused on one task. I feel like I always need to check to make sure I don't have any notifications. I feel like this challenge definitely made me open my eyes and realize how much unnecessary time I'm spending on my phone.
Challenge 6
I actually found challenge 6 to be quite pleasant. This challenge basically consisted of observing a public place and see things that you may not have noticed before. I tackled this challenge by going on a bike ride around my neighborhood without my phone. Going on that bike ride was actually very soothing and it allowed me to see a lot of things in my neighborhood like how many people were out enjoying their own version of social distancing on their driveways and how many kids were drawing chalk art out on their driveways. I've noticed more and more chalk art appearing throughout the neighborhood since. I really enjoyed this challenge specifically because I started going on bike rides again and it allowed me to have time away from my phone snd just enjoy the outdoors.
Challenge 7
Honestly, this one was probably the worst one to complete. I almost went crazy sitting watching a pot of water come to a boil. After it finally finished I sat down and tried to complete a task I had been putting off for quite a while. After sitting for a while without my phone I realized how much I'm able to get done if I just sit and put my mind to a task/ let my mind wander. It's almost like my late night tasks that I get done while everyone else is asleep and social media has no more content to offer.
There were three other challenges I could've taken a stab at but I am too invested in my phone to delete one of my dear apps lol. For real though, the reason I chose the three I did was because I was too stubborn to do the others so I did the ones I thought I'd be able to complete the easiest. I know I kind of cheated my way through them and even though I chose easy ones, I was still able to recognize my unhealthy phone habits in the end.
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