Example Of Self Reflection Journal

Introduction: For my analysis, I decided it might be a good idea to try unplugging from my cell phone. The dates that I unplugged on for this assignment were from Monday, March 21st until Friday, March 25th. I monitored myself during the week before spring break from Tuesday, March 1st to Friday, March 4th. Since my phone doubles as my alarm clock, it’s what starts my day off, I also tend to read all of my notifications while waking up in the morning. Generally, I’ll wake up around 9:00 AM every day, my first class on Monday is Statistics and Probability for Engineers, and I’ll usually just use my phone the entire period. I understand it’s pretty rude for a student to do this, but I tend to actually understand subjects better outside of class, especially since this professor literally screams his lectures. But this week I wasn’t allowed to use my cell phone, because I …show more content…
To prevent the shaking I had to keep myself preoccupied, I was able to by taking notes until the class was over. It was interesting to see how my family and friends reacted and how their support differed individually towards me while unplugged. I didn’t expect my mother to call within the first day, but when she did I told her and the rest of my family what my assignment was about, they were understanding and wished me luck. I didn’t bother to tell my friends in our group chat, because we’re all separated around Michigan. Before the project began I had also mentioned it a few times to my girlfriend, however, she didn’t enjoy feeling like I was ignoring her texts and around the 2nd to 3rd day, this ended up causing us a fight. My hypothesis for unplugging is if I check my phone once every morning, then I can go about my daily routine without using my cell phone. Hoping that I would be able to have self-control without succumbing to temptation or daily boredom in my