Event #3: 24 Hour Unplug Challenge
For my last blog event, I decided to turn off my phone and other electronics for a 24 hour period of time. Yesterday at 6 PM, after I had gotten off of work, I gave my phone, laptop, iPad, and Apple Watch to my roommate to keep away from me until today. I had no classes or work today (June 4, 2024) so I figured it would be the perfect day to be offline. I let my family, friends, and boyfriend know ahead of time that I would be “unplugged” for the next 24 hours – something that proved to be an extremely difficult task. https://www.verywellmind.com/the-hidden-stressors-of-technology-4783960 The first thing that I noticed after the first few hours of having no devices was that I felt worried about whether or not someone needed to get ahold of me, but couldn’t. This link between anxiety and phone use can be due to the fact that we are always expected to be accessible via technology with no sense of personal boundaries (Eliumhealth.com, 2024). But, I quickly realized tha...