Can you imagine turning off your cell phone for days? No calls, no text, no checking the time on your phone, no checking your email or social network
I was once one of those people that had an inseparable relationship with my phone. Even if I wasn’t getting calls or text, I was constantly on my phone. It didn’t matter where I was; I had to be on my phone. Class was where I used my phone mostly which made it nearly impossible to concentrate on anything. Homework and simple assignments took me longer than usual because I had to constantly stop and check my phone, feeling like I was missing something when I wasn’t checking my social networks or email. I was a slave to my phone and I yearned to be fee.
I woke up one day and decided that I should turn off my phone for three days. I didn’t tell anyone, I just turned off my phone and decided to live my life. One of my biggest reasons I was so attached to my phone was that I never wore a watch. I was determined to avoid temptation by leaving my phone turned off at home. I brought a watch and began to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
I began to notice things that I was too distracted to notice before. I’m not going to lie; I missed my phone and thought about turning it on. Once I got over the agony of being without my phone, I discovered peace. All of the sudden I was able to hear the birds singing, I could accomplish task without interruptions, and most of all I was able to live in the moment.
I had no distractions, no worries and I was free. Time seemed to be on my side for those three days. Peace and freedom motivated me to finish my three days without my phone. Through my journey I’ve learned that you can never be free if you do not know you’re a slave. Since then I vowed never to let something as insignificant as a cell phone to take control over my life.
As public relations professionals we are encouraged to keep our focus on the media and told that when we are not listening then we are missing out. For the most part I agree, however I do think that it is possible to be too attached and lose yourself. We spend so much time paying attention to the world and not enough attention to ourselves.
For all my highly interrupted PR professionals, unplug every once in a while I promise the world as you know it will still be in one peace when you tune back in.
s with a touch of a button. Most people couldn’t image going an hour without their phone and wouldn’t have the will power to consciously abandon their phone for days.I was once one of those people that had an inseparable relationship with my phone. Even if I wasn’t getting calls or text, I was constantly on my phone. It didn’t matter where I was; I had to be on my phone. Class was where I used my phone mostly which made it nearly impossible to concentrate on anything. Homework and simple assignments took me longer than usual because I had to constantly stop and check my phone, feeling like I was missing something when I wasn’t checking my social networks or email. I was a slave to my phone and I yearned to be fee.
I woke up one day and decided that I should turn off my phone for three days. I didn’t tell anyone, I just turned off my phone and decided to live my life. One of my biggest reasons I was so attached to my phone was that I never wore a watch. I was determined to avoid temptation by leaving my phone turned off at home. I brought a watch and began to enjoy the simple pleasures of life.
I began to notice things that I was too distracted to notice before. I’m not going to lie; I missed my phone and thought about turning it on. Once I got over the agony of being without my phone, I discovered peace. All of the sudden I was able to hear the birds singing, I could accomplish task without interruptions, and most of all I was able to live in the moment.
I had no distractions, no worries and I was free. Time seemed to be on my side for those three days. Peace and freedom motivated me to finish my three days without my phone. Through my journey I’ve learned that you can never be free if you do not know you’re a slave. Since then I vowed never to let something as insignificant as a cell phone to take control over my life.
As public relations professionals we are encouraged to keep our focus on the media and told that when we are not listening then we are missing out. For the most part I agree, however I do think that it is possible to be too attached and lose yourself. We spend so much time paying attention to the world and not enough attention to ourselves.
For all my highly interrupted PR professionals, unplug every once in a while I promise the world as you know it will still be in one peace when you tune back in.