This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at MMM chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
In an effort to try to find some independence from the iPhone that is usually glued to my side, I decided to set out on my average day without my beloved cellphone. To document the experience, I listed my many thoughts throughout the day below.Â
- This is going to be fine. I’m an independent woman and I don’t need an iPhone.
- But, leaving my phone on the dresser just felt so wrong.
- How am I supposed to know if there’s an emergency?
- What if the zombie apocalypse happens today???????????
- Listening to the sounds of the city… totally not a substitute for Ed Sheeran.
- It’s amazing the things Spotify can tune out.
- Like the sound of children screaming.
- Using a real live credit card to buy my Dunkin iced tea. This is new.
- Almost to school, I’m really doing it.
- I am here to LEARN without distractions.
- Wait, what am I going to do during the 15-minute class break??
- Doodle in my notebook. That’s what I’m going to do.
- Did doodling die out because of cellphones?
- Yet another way the youth is creatively suppressed by technology.
- Ok, class is over. I have made it.
- Me saying goodbye to everyone who did not just complete this fantastic test of will:
- Next challenge = the subway.
- This is going to be brutal.
- Oh no, I can’t pretend not to hear the people asking for money.
- I am SO BORED. This train is moving SO SLOW.
- Let me off of this rattling death trap.
- Probably a bad idea to go somewhere I’ve never been before without a GPS.
- My sense of direction can kick in anytime now…
- I can practically hear my dad saying, “What do you think we did when I was a kid?”
- Made it to my destination without having to ask for help so I’m feeling very accomplished.
- The sight of home is so welcome and honestly I can’t wait to get my hands on my precious little iPhone AND I’M NOT ASHAMED TO ADMIT IT.
- Well, maybe a little ashamed.
- It was nice for a few minutes to be phone-free, but at this point I’m feeling pretty out of the loop with the entire world.
- …and I have no new texts. Surprise, surprise.
- 0/10 will not try this experiment again.
- The plus side is now I have a whole day of social media to catch up on.
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