I’ve noticed a change in my thoughts of late. I’ve been thinking a lot about the future. Thinking about the things I would like to do and things I want to achieve.
I think mobiles and social media are going to have a similar journey to junk food. If you really think about it, there’s a distinct possibility they will have a very homogeneous history arc.
Mobile devices have really only been available to the masses in earnest for the past 10-15 years. This being the case, there hasn’t been much time to pass to enable us as a species to truly understand the implications these devices will have on our lives both physically and mentally.
Well, I’m halfway there and I have to admit I’m feeling pretty good about this whole process. I started out thinking that I was really only going to focus on my main concern which was my dependency and addiction to my mobile device.
What happened along the way are some ‘happy side effects’ of this 30 day challange.
I’ve been thinking today about the reasons behind my choice of writing in a journal.
Out of all the things I could have chosen to battle a mobile and social media addiction, I chose to write in a journal for 30 days. Why?
To be honest, I don’t really know why I thought of this, it’s just the first thing that popped into my head.
Today I talked with someone about Mobile and Social Media Addiction for the first time.
I was pursuing my goal of Facetime by catching up with a mate for coffee and a chat. I have to admit it was absolutely awesome! It really made me see the difference between sitting down with a good mate and having a chinwag, and the mindless banter of ‘online friends’
I’ve been wondering over the past few days about the correlation between the shortening of our attention spans due to social media and the internet and what impact that has on our social constructs.
For example, growing up, I listened to cassette tapes - Yep, I’m a Gen-x-er - I remember the first tape I purchased with my own money was “What Hits” by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Man I listed to that tape back and forth, again and again until I knew every song. It made me look into their back catalogue and I’ve liked them ever since. But I do like their old stuff better than their new stuff.
It’s getting close to the 30 day mark and I’ve noticed a lot of changes.
Changes in my life, changes in my personality and changes in my habits.
Have I missed social media throughout this process?
The answer to that is a resounding NO!
Oh how quickly the beast tries to escape if only a small gap is left in the door of it’s cage!
Tonight we had a family dinner to celebrate a bunch of achievements my daughters have managed to reach over the past few days.
The table we were seated at, well my seat at least, was directly facing a television screen with the news on.
Holy shit I made it! What an amazing trip!.
There have been considerable changes to my life, to me, to my habits and also the way I think over the past 30 days.
So what have I learnt from this experience?