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Internet Detox—Day Four

Well, it's now day four of my "internet detox"! How is it going? Well, it's been more and more difficult as time goes on. While I have been on the internet less for personal things (one of the main points of this experiment), I've allowed time for work things. And, while that is good in that I'm really getting a lot organized, I'm also finding myself doing more and more there instead of taking time for myself off the internet (the real point of the experiment).

I have been reading offline more, though, and that's been nice. I've cut my television intake down by a lot, and have stuck to the 1 hour a day limit (we watched a movie last night, but I've cut down to no television on some days, so it averages out well).

I've gotten my alarm clock for the bedroom and have removed my phone so that I'm less tempted to look at it while I'm waking or in the middle of the night. That has helped quite a bit to fall asleep better and wake up with less anxiety. Just knowing that my phone is further away helps me to stay calm instead of rushing to check what messages I have or on our bank account balance. The world will deal without me until I get to my phone, I try to tell myself! haha

I'm not sure if anyone is following along with these, but I'm mainly writing for my own ability to look back to see how things went. While it's not quite as I imagined it. I'm still online a lot for work, and I'm giving myself that time right now instead of trying to cram everything into the 30 min. or so I had tried to imagine before I began. But, I think that makes sense. I'm reading news from news sources instead of social media, and that has helped me pinpoint what I want to read instead of what's being served to me to read—I don't think we always realize how much things are served to us rather than chosen by us. So, while I've still been online quite a bit, I feel more in control of my content. And, I have gone offline for reading time with no distractions.

All in all, I'm away from my phone more, and getting back in control of what I choose to put in front of myself. And, that's a huge part of why I started to do this. Hopefully, with time, I'll reduce the online time once I get a more organized system going for myself.

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