This is something I was inspired to do months ago, but never got around to it for various reasons (the most frequent one being I didn’t really want to). Blame it on the friend who sent me a link to this webpage.
My reliance on technology isn’t as extreme as some people’s, but that doesn’t mean it’s okay to spend hours at a time staring at my laptop. I’ve found myself doing that more and more frequently these days, so it’s time to step back and take a breather.
I was tempted to add a video to this blog entry according to the unplugging challenge, but this way, I don’t need to worry about getting it right in a single take. (Seriously, this would be a problem for me—if I started babbling or stammering, I’d want to do it over again.) Instead, I’m making a list, checking it twice, finding out which kinds of tech are naughty or nice…
The big sacrifice will be no computers. (I don’t have Internet access or free texting on my phone, so that won’t be an issue. If I don’t answer the phone and don’t return your call, this experiment is probably why. Or maybe I just don’t want to talk to you.) I might check my e-mail once or twice, but beyond that…
Twitter? Poof.
Facebook? Nope.
YouTube? Nada.
Internet porn? Wait… I’m giving up Internet porn?! Shit.
I’ll probably stick with this over the weekend and see if I get twitchy and break into a sweat at random times, but I picked that amount of time primarily because my class at Augsburg is working in the computer lab now and I’d rather not lose points for the sake of an experiment.
So I better use my technology well for the next couple hours because once I turn my laptop off, it’ll be off for a while. I’m sure it won’t get too lonely—hopefully, I won’t, either.
