The girl that broke her phone during 1WkNoTech was pretty comical. I thought fear of missing out and rationalization were the 2 most challenging things for me. I could have had a tougher time if the week had come at a time where I knew I had to watch a specific football game.
It was new and kind of fun at first, but as time went on I thought ‘oh, well I really want to check in on social media or watch a game on TV.’ As the days went on I also thought well that’s not really technology. The first day it was the toaster was technology and the last day it wasn’t. Things changed pretty quickly I will admit.
The people that kept their furnace off for 1wknotech got my award for most dedicated. Unfortunately I couldn’t commit to the week as strongly as I had set out to. Very fun opportunity. The definition started as whatever is essential to your day and getting the job done wasn’t “technology” but then it changed.
The addiction to technology is real. They say all the time how things aren’t addictive, but I would counter saying that everything could be if you like it. Your mind is what tells you if something is addicting or that you need a certain thing again.
Our lives are so connected. Technology is our greatest ally, but is it also our greatest foe? Does a constant state of “connection” cause us to be truly disconnected from what matters most? I tried to reconnect with what is real and right in front of me. My relationship, my schoolwork, and other stuff.
My laptop wouldn’t load the screen grab pictures but I will do my best to cite.
Friends weren’t visibly upset that you forgot their birthdays. Due to 1wknotech. You could tell that you were sacrificing kindness for class. Respect felt lost at times with posts like these. Others seconded this feeling.
In all seriousness I don’t think I learned much. I knew it would be a struggle. It was more of a struggle for others than myself I thought. It was what it was. Fun activity, but things like this you can never tell who is really maintaining integrity or spewing you bullsh*t, which maybe was a lesson learned thru this week without technology.
There were plenty of clever folks participating.
People like this made it fun. The sarcasm started to max out and die after this with poor attempts. It’s funny it seems like once you raise the bar on social media everyone will try to recreate what you have done. They may think it’s a little funny or they may think like I do. Things shouldn’t be recreated. When they remake movies I want to puke and shoot the producer.
I liked the this theme a lot. People talked about how life would be enriched, if we could just shut down from technology. We never specified how long we would, but if somehow corporate businesses agreed to shut down for a month and the world didn’t end right then and there it would really be a beautiful world we live in.
Our appreciation for things is torn down by technology. We’re all guilty. “Honey, dinner is ready…. Okay Mom.. I need to finish this level in my video game and I will be right up.” You don’t rush to dinner that your family slaved over, because video games has captured your attention. There are countless examples and we can all understand or relate.
Some of us went back to being kids. Technology can make us think we are so sophisticated and mature at times. I have to admit I feel that way when I read a book on my iPad, but it really felt like this took us back to our childhood at times when things like social media didn’t matter. The Land Before Time was such a defining moment for a lot of us.
I love those damn movies.
The hard thing about the week of no tech was going the entire week. If the opportunity arose again I think I would have made it thru by only using the essential technology.
I know better how to explain things after no tech. You can’t duplicate someones joke. You won’t feel good about it and you reaping any benefits without credit given is kinda slimey. I think taking that idea and giving it a new look is just how things go. Fun project. I’d say integrity is something you can’t be helped with. Honesty may be viewable by others, but we are never sure.
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