Technology Disconnect: Before
I am about to start my twenty-four hours of being free of all technology. When we were first given this assignment I thought it was going to be easy and wouldn’t require any real effort because how hard can it be to give up technology for a day. Well now that I am about to do it I’m quickly finding out it that it is going to be much harder then I initially thought. I own a lock box that you are able to be a time limit on and for however long the time limit is that’s how long the box will stay locked for. My mom bought this lockbox originally to insure that she couldn’t eat her favorite candies while she was on her diet, but I think this is a great use for the box as well. I plan on locking my phone, Xbox controllers, and my small tablet inside to insure that I cannot use them during this disconnect. I have also prepared for this disconnect by alerting my family and friends that I will be unreachable via technological devices. I think the most challenging part of this disconnect will be giving up using my phone. I haven’t realized how much I use my phone for communicating and for social media until I filled out the media log form. I believe my girlfriend will make it much easier for me not to be tempted to check my devices because she will be with me for the full twenty four hours that I am disconnected from technology. It is also going to be very hard to give up my Xbox for twenty four hours. I play a game called Overwatch and you get extra experience points if you play at least one game each day and win so I am going to be constantly thinking about that and wanting to play. The easiest piece of technology that I will be giving up is my TV. I do not watch for much television so being without it will not affect me much. I am excited to give this assignment a try because I have always wondered how much technology affects me personally and this assignment is just what I needed to find out. I am also excited for this disconnect because my girlfriend will be giving up technology too so she can truly find out how much technology affects her.