Do You Spend Too Much Time Analysis

The modern amenity that I chose to give up was spending lots of time on my phone. So far I am going about 6 hours without touching any social media. So far it has actually been challenging. A lot of times I find myself reaching for my phone, to check it but I always need to catch myself before I do that. So far, I am realizing that I actually spend a lot more time on it than I feel like. By no means, am I freaking out about not being able to use my phone, I just feel… bored. I think that that as the weekend goes on, I will find more things to feel my boredom and I don't think that I will have that much of a problem staying away from social media. I definitely think that this will really open me up to better trains of thought, and help me be more in the moment, wherever I am.
It is now day 2 of going without my phone, and it feels very weird. Today my mom had to wake me up because I didn't set an alarm on my phone, and she wasn't to happy about …show more content…
I am going to be completely honest, and say that I cheated a little bit today. But, once I realized it I put it right back away. I think that it is safe to say that I was nowhere near to dying without my phone. Yes, there were a few times that it felt a little bit weird to be without it, but I got through it just fine. I don't think that social media and phones are inherently bad, but if they are overused than they definitely can be. I think that once a day checking media is enough, and it should be put away once wee start aimlessly scrolling through things. I think that staying off of the phone, has helped me live a little more deliberately. I thoroughly enjoyed my retreat and had some great times and some awesome laughs, that I don't know that I would have had if I had my phone. Because no one had their phones, we had more time and made some great games and memories with that time. All in all it felt really good not to have my phone with me so