What would you do if you couldn't use anything connected for one day? No internet, no phone. How would you cope?
I would have trouble from the get-go. My phone is my alarm clock. My phone is my notepad with every reminder I need from 5:30 am until 10:00 pm telling me who needs a snack for the party, what color clothes we need to wear for the assembly, who to buy Valentines for, to grab a breakfast treat for the staff meeting, to bring my checkbook for something, pick up dishwasher soap, call for a babysitter for the half-day, schedule an orthodontist appointment, make a hair appointment, etc, etc, etc... I pay all my bills on my phone. My kids' allowance is transferred to their savings accounts on my phone. My grocery list, Calm.com app, the weather app, News 10 NBC, my calendar, Netflix, step-counter, Words with Friends... My phone plays my current audio book or whichever tunes I need to get in the zone for work. All of this and it is only 7:00 am. Don't mind the professional, personal and family connections I am accustomed to making via text, calls, Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, email, etc... What about all the reading and research and blogs and school communications and updates and check-ins, etc, etc, etc...
Now that I am writing this, I want to let go for a day. I would miss a few friends with whom I connect with every day, who live in different parts of the state, but, heck, maybe I will send them a letter that day (if my hand can rally long enough with a pen). It seems I only use pens for a quick note or to sign my name now!
Enough of my rambling... check out this post from someone who talks about going off the grid for 24 hours. What a concept. Could you do it?
24 Hours Off the Network Article
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