McCandless No Phone Project.
My experiment was going a full school day without texting my friends. My friends reaction was that they thought I was mad at them for not responding to their texts.They were asking me questions to why I wasn't answering my phone. During the experiment I felt lost, horrible. I felt that way because my phone helps me keep track of the time and I can check progress book whenever. I felt lost because everyone had their phone with them and I didn't feel connected. I was not entertained in anything throughout the day. However, later on in the day I felt a little better. I actually could concentrate on my work without being distracted by my phone. I could get all my homework done and physically talk to people at lunch instead of being on my phone. I didn't have to stop anything important that I was doing to look to see if I had a text from someone. I felt better not having it. I was not surprised about my reaction with not having my phone. I had tried not having my phone for a long time period. So, it wasn't a big deal. I was surprised by my friends reaction because it actually showed that they did care about me not answering. Also that they were worried about me not answering them. I do think I was free during the experiment because I could actually get things done. However, the term “free” isn't accurate because after the school day I went back to my old ways. I was free from all social media. I could think and get things done faster without my phone. I think this shows a lot. How society is so wrapped up on phones and being lazy. Everyone could get a lot of work done when you don’t have your phone around. I felt better not being wrapped up all in my phone and being on social media. I could physically talk to my friends face to face and study for important tests that I had. This experiment shows that sometimes you should turn off your phone and see how you feel. At first I felt lost not having my phone around but I got use to not looking at a screen for hours. I felt relieved not looking at my phone and checking if I had a text.
My experiment was going a full school day without texting my friends. My friends reaction was that they thought I was mad at them for not responding to their texts.They were asking me questions to why I wasn't answering my phone. During the experiment I felt lost, horrible. I felt that way because my phone helps me keep track of the time and I can check progress book whenever. I felt lost because everyone had their phone with them and I didn't feel connected. I was not entertained in anything throughout the day. However, later on in the day I felt a little better. I actually could concentrate on my work without being distracted by my phone. I could get all my homework done and physically talk to people at lunch instead of being on my phone. I didn't have to stop anything important that I was doing to look to see if I had a text from someone. I felt better not having it. I was not surprised about my reaction with not having my phone. I had tried not having my phone for a long time period. So, it wasn't a big deal. I was surprised by my friends reaction because it actually showed that they did care about me not answering. Also that they were worried about me not answering them. I do think I was free during the experiment because I could actually get things done. However, the term “free” isn't accurate because after the school day I went back to my old ways. I was free from all social media. I could think and get things done faster without my phone. I think this shows a lot. How society is so wrapped up on phones and being lazy. Everyone could get a lot of work done when you don’t have your phone around. I felt better not being wrapped up all in my phone and being on social media. I could physically talk to my friends face to face and study for important tests that I had. This experiment shows that sometimes you should turn off your phone and see how you feel. At first I felt lost not having my phone around but I got use to not looking at a screen for hours. I felt relieved not looking at my phone and checking if I had a text.
