experiment : leave my phone off for 3 solid days

experiment : leave my phone off for 3 solid days


why?
i felt that when i need a break i would turn to my phone
and often i would just break my train of thought
and it would take longer to return to what i was taking a break from
sometimes i would just send silly messages to someone for no real reason
sometimes i would get bummed if no one text me in the small window when i hadn't looked at it
sometimes i was stoked about someone contacting me
and then i went spend a long time communicating with them
i would stare at what time it was for some reason
i would think i need a "better" phone to keep up with everyone

so...
my phone died one day
and i just left it for a few days
my closest friends were out of town
(also they know how to find me if they need to)
i just continued to do what i normally do
(science, creating, dancing around my house)

result
i felt that my mind was much more free
i let myself roam to my other interests
i took breaks when i was supposed to
i took different types of breaks
(stretching, drawing, walking away from my computer, writing)


now what?

i do have my phone on now
but mostly on silent
so i can go to it when i am ready to communicate
or when i leave the ringer on
i know that i have the possibility of incoming communication


i recognize my twitches for breaks
or my twitches for communication with people
now i make sure i take different types of breaks


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