#phonefree

Why phone-free parties are gaining popularity – CBS News Watch CBS News Some young people are opting to go phone-free to live in the moment. USA Today youth mental health reporter Rachel Hale went to an underground, phone-free party in New York City and wrote about her experience. She tells “The Daily Report” about it. Source link

It’s hard to imagine life without a smartphone — but that’s exactly what an increasing number of venues are trying to do. Phone-free spaces are quickly becoming the chic way to go out out. There are the Secret Cinema events, that provide sealable bags for phones to create an atmosphere of exclusivity. Then there are countless clubbing venues that have introduced the policy. Take Amber’s in…

It’s been a long time since I posted a blog because I was experimenting on myself before I could actually write it in a blog. 

So, the title says it all. I’ve been experimenting on myself whether I could actually do it or not, being phone-free and FB, Twitter and IG free, and the lessons and development I gained on this experiment are to be told below. 

I decided to delete the three apps in my phone, but I didn’t entirely delete the accounts. I just kind of ghosted it and my followers and friends, and still left my online identity as it is so then they wouldn’t think I’m dead or whatever. I still had my messenger open but turned off the active status. I don’t know. I just really wanted to have more time for myself, to invest in learning, in my mental and emotional health, to have more time. 

This decision made a huge change in my life. It’s not even a month long that I did this but the change is like a long time ago. It’s made me even more happier and fulfilled. I feel like I have a lot of time now and I became more patient than I never was. 

It’s like going back to old times, where I was still little and just doing things like a normal kid would do without the phone and all that stuff. 

And by phone-free, I don’t entirely mean I’m phone-free the whole day. I still use my phone, of course, I need it for work, for learning, and for accountability and catching up with friends and family, I just have days where I am phone-free, and that’s on Sundays. 

You know I realized, without those three, I never really did miss something. Before, I would think that without Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, it’s like I am missing half of my life, but the very truth is, I am NOT. I actually am not missing anything. Or maybe I would miss the memes. HAHA. 

Nonetheless, I have been having the best quality of sleeps, I’m not moody anymore, because I now have time to get that 8-hour sleep that our body needs. I get frequent breaks, it’s already a non-negotiable for me. I get more time to reflect that I never did before because I was too focused on scrolling and judging people’s posts which I am not proud of. I sleep before 10PM and out of phone after 8PM as much as I can depending on when I get to finish my work. 

PEOPLE, I AM LIVING HEALTHY!!! This is the healthiest I have been in, in my not-yet-twenty years. 

There are actually a LOT of things that changed, but I don’t want to spoil everyone, you have to try it out for yourself and find out your best self. 

Let’s be phone-free and FB, Twitter, and IG-free. 

22nd of June 2021. Tuesday