why is it that our lives are run by the media? i guess i shouldn't say "our"...that may be too over encompassing, but honestly, who doesn't use their phone everyday? especially in relation to emerging adults? i have a roommate that went over a month and a half without a cell phone (because he didn't have any way to charge it) and he felt so detached.
how often do you have your phone in your pocket, on vibrate, and "feel" a text/vibration and find out that if was a phantom text? how often do you check your phone, just hoping that someone has texted you, regardless of whether it is just a "hi" or a detailed 3-text-long message about how awesome your weekend was? this might be brought on by being severely bored in school, or waiting for something to happen, or, what i find most common, when i am in an awkward situation and don't want to acknowledge that i am uncomfortable and kind of want someone to talk to me, but i feel that would make it even more awkward.
i will admit, i definitely have those days. then there are those overwhelming days where the phone doesn't stop vibrating because of texts and phone calls, and this is happening while in class.
i have had several experiences where i haven't had a phone for several months, like my roommate (but for different reasons) and actually have loved it. a release from technology. take me to the woods with no cell service, a backpack, some friends, no technology, and i will be happy.
Seriously. I love not being hooked to my phone. I feel so much more genuine and aware of life. I meet people more often. I get more things done. I listen better. Yay for disconnected living.
ReplyDeletejust wait till ya get married, Kevo. nobody ever texts me anymore lol. except my husband of course.
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I went on a study abroad this summer and it was the best thing ever not to worry about my phone for almost four months! I came home and really didn't want anything to do with a phone. It was so nice living in the present and not worrying about talking to people who weren't right next to me. I thought that i'd never get back into loving my phone. But. It happened. I think i'd only been home like two weeks when I realized that my phone was attached to me again. It was a bummer, and really just unfortunate that we are all so obsessed with those things.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how attached we are to technology. If I don't respond to a text from my sister within a few hours, then she resends it to me wondering why I never replied! It is amazing how much more I can get done around the house when I don't have my computer on, too.
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