Friday night until this morning, I did a digital detox. Well, not 100% but maybe 90%, A few thoughts about how it went.
I slept in on a Saturday. Since I started the ISTL program, I have for almost 5 semesters gotten up on Saturday to work before my kids get up. We are staying in a hotel for father's day so that helped too.
I played tennis with my family after breakfast. My husband was surprised and asked don't you need to work on something.
I went to lunch with my family without looking at my phone. I didn't have FOMO exactly. Since I sent out my posts about my collection, I was curious a few times if anyone had posted.
I started reading the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, recommened on our Good Reads group. I have had the book for some time but never taken the time to read. I would have read more but I ended up joining my family in the pool after several requests.
This morning, started to check my phone and after just a few looks, I realized that I could go work out while my family slept. Something I really, really need to start doing again. My workouts have been replaced with study time.
I enjoyed this time with family. Something we all needed.
What am I thinking about differently? I want to focus my online time to be more purposeful. I posted earlier that I fail at collecting. I need to use the tools available to reduce time on wandering. I will try more bookmarking, curating, and specific feeds.
Did you try the digital detox? How did it work for you?
What a beautiful reflection! It seems that you have a wonderful weekend with your family. I agree with you that we need to find more purpose in our online checking so we are not just scrolling aimlessly and then we don't know where time went.
ReplyDeleteI participated in the digital detox too and found it to be a nice break! It sounds like you had a great time with your family after unplugging. I agree that time spent working online should have more of a purpose rather than just scrolling and mindlessly consuming content.
ReplyDeleteI didn't try digital detox so I can't share my experiences but it was great to read your experiences. "Don't you need to work on something" sounds like you're really surprising your husband and maybe your children, as well.
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