The Importance Of The Technology Diet Day (First Part)

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Technology Diet Day (First part)
When I first heard that instead of an exam for Journalism 101 I would be given a final assignment called “The Technology Diet” I knew that it wouldn’t be so hard for me. I would say that I rarely use my phone as much as the professors think I do, or would be included in the 53 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds that go online just to have fun as the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project found.
I have to be honest the day I was planning to fast from technology was Thanksgiving Day. Then I forgot that my phone is automatically set to wake me up at 8:30 every Thanksgiving morning to watch the parade and, later on, the Dog Show. I decided to fast on Saturday the 28th of November. My dad and my brother …show more content…

I started fasting at 12:00 a.m. Saturday morning. I had opened my curtains the night before so the natural light could wake me up, or nothing else would. I woke up. As soon as I woke up I realized what the hardest part of my day was going to be… telling time. At that moment, I had feelings of worry. I thought to myself it’s probably close to 12 and I slept my whole day away. I hurried out of bed to check the time because I don’t have a clock in my room. I always use my phone. It was only 8 o’clock. Who knew that it’s that bright in the morning? I went back to bed after that.
I started the day off by taking my dog for a walk around the neighborhood. By the time I got back, my mom and I decided that we would go shopping. This was a good idea considering my mom and I can be out all day and not even realize the time. I took a shower and got ready to go out. This usually takes my mom and I an hour to an hour and a half to get ready. While I was getting ready I could hear music from my mom 's radio in her room. I enjoyed listing to my mom’s music. I usually would listen to my own music on my phone when I get …show more content…

We went to about seven stores, not including the mall. While driving to the stores, we listen to the radio and talked about school and what kind of jobs my mom was doing. We shopped until we dropped like always. I wouldn’t say that we talked a lot more because I have a great relationship with my mom, but we talked more about other things rather than just recopies and design. One thing that I didn’t like was that my mom was on her phone and I was. I felt disrespected like she had more important people to talk to. So I will take the lesson of giving someone my undivided attention because now I know how meaningful that is to

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