I unplugged yesterday. Kept things turned off. It was horrible.
I thought I'd have the hardest time with the TV. I'm a TV baby. It's always on, pretty much 365/24/7 and has always been for as long as I can remember. It was our babysitter, entertainer and background music for our lives. Interesting to me was that I missed the TV less than anything else. The only time it was hard was first thing in the morning because I watch my DVR'd late night shows with my coffee.
I'm not much of a phone chatter so that didn't bother me and it wasn't a surprise that I didn't miss my phone. I made notes on stickies instead on my phone's notepad.
Not opening my laptop all day was very hard. I looked at it lovingly, wishing I could check my email or read facebook or blogs. I wanted to google the answers to all kinds of questions. I wanted to use it to procrastinate all day. Not opening the lid freed up all kinds of time.
Thank goodness I still have some actual books. I read The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler (which I recommend to all creative types) and got halfway through. I buy reference books in paper form. Otherwise, I would have been reading cereal boxes. I made lots of paper notes to help the revision of Divine Death. I didn't miss anything while I was reading but that's not really news.
It's not good that I am so dependent on internet access. I don't like how out of sorts I felt by being away for only 24 hours. Something to work on.
I'm happy to know that I can go without my TV.
will have to check out that book...i would not miss tv...or phone...i would the computer and connecting with people around the world...but i think this will be a fun experiment...maybe i will write about my days offline as well..smiles.
ReplyDeleteNot missing the tv was the big surprise for me. I'll keep it off more often now.
ReplyDeleteGood for you.
ReplyDeleteI would have to be away on vacation to attempt it....and still may not succeed.
Ditto. I would never have thought it but I am hooked on the internet. I miss it if im not on it or haven't got a PC or laptop in front of me.
ReplyDeleteI think I would miss the noise of the TV but not the actual programs. I would definitely miss the computer. Interesting experiment.
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