As technology and social media is becoming more of a main stay in our society, t

As technology and social media is becoming more of a main stay in our society, think about how it affects your everyday life and relationships. Does this help or hurt your relationships? Is it easier to find someone using social media? Is it easier to replace someone (a relationships) with social media? Does social media help or hurt our communication skills? Does technology and social media impact us in how we view the world? Do we waste time aimlessly scrolling through pictures? Does social media positively or negatively affect your self-esteem?
I once had a student tell me they averaged 9 hours of cell phone time a day. Are we becoming so distracted by our devices that we are unaware of our natural reality?
This assignment is about shedding your devices and social media accounts and liberating yourself for a couple weeks. See if you have the ability to be more present in your daily life and find beauty and humor in everyday occurrences. See if you can spend some more face to face time with a friend or a family member. Maybe you have more time to exercise or study. Try and connect with a friend over the phone you haven’t spoken to in several years. Go for a walk, hike or bike ride anytime you have the urge to use your social media. Often times we may go on social media out of sheer boredom, lets fix that habit and replace it with a productive activity.
CHALLENGE:
I challenge you to go two weeks without using any of your social media and limit the use of your cell phone (games, email checking, internet, etc.).
I would like you to write a two-page double spaced paper on your experience with this challenge. What was hard about it? What was easy about it? What are some things you potentially realized during these two weeks? Did you find yourself being more productive in other areas of your life? If you don’t use social media that often, please write about why.