Week 9: A Day Without Technology:

In this day in age, I feel it's virtually nearly impossible for a college student ( or any other person in their early 20's) to go a full complete day without using any type of media.  For example, most students either check their phone, email, or immediately turn on their television without even thinking about it each and every morning.  I think it's almost set in our DNA to not even think about it but just to immediately feel as if we are not alone in this world and always need that secondary source of communication whether it comes from our family or friends.  Yesterday, I tried going a whole 24 hours without using any source of media technology.  Here were my results:

I woke up yesterday at 3:45 a.m. to get ready for work like every normal day.  Instead of immediately checking to see if I had any missed calls or text messages, I quickly got dressed and left for work at 3:55 and made it to work at 4:00 a.m.  From there, I worked til 11:00 a.m. still without checking anything on my phone and came straight to school.  This is where I got sidetracked by all the other hundreds of students on campus using nonstop technology so I quickly made a phone call to a friend.  This is where I knew I wouldn't last the whole 24 hours technology-free.  Though I was able to go the rest of the afternoon and last night without watching TV or listening to the radio, I felt that I was able to eliminate and save so much time that way which I normally wouldn't have if I hadn't tried this experiment. 

I really thought I would be able to accomplish this goal of going a whole 24 hours without any source of technology, but I didn't actually realize how much we depend on so many of our handheld devices such as twitter, phone, i-pod, laptops and many other sources of technology we use on a daily basis.  I felt that I was able to actually save so much time and found many other activities outside my house that I was able to accomplish that I was actually really proud of.  This particular experiment made me realize the importance that so many of us depend on our technology that plays such a tremendous role in our lives that we don't even realize on a daily basis.  I told this experiment to many of my brothers last night and they thought it was virtually impossible to accomplish this goal for an entire day.  I don't think we are coming to any conclusions or moving towards a "digital-living" free world whatsoever.  With all the advancements on so many media products that exist today and how much technology has actually changed so drastically, I don't think we will ever escape what our society has adapted too.