As I went without texting, facebook and emails for a day I notice how addictive media as a whole could be. I was really excited for the challenge as I was not sure what I would find out. Interestingly enough I felt fine without some media and struggled a little while going without some.
Going without facebook was not a problem at all. I thought of why this might be for me and I noticed that it was simply because I use it only for a few things. Yes I do get some messages on Facebook but as a whole I ussually only use it as a tool of connection to the people I met on my mission. Occasionally I might email someone and see how they are doing but I did not feel addicted to the local social aspect of facebook at all. I guess I can care less about Jimmy getting an A on his test or something like that. Email was the same as really I only use it for some school notices and so I had no problem going with out it as well.
As for texting though, this is where I struggled. I can remember times when I never texted but that has changed. WHY? Well I love to be in connection with people that I care about. I wanted to text my girlfriend during the day and simply didnt. It actually was kinda hard. I even wanted to text people about the SF Giants being in the World Series. So I need to find a way to become less attached to texting.
So as a whole what did I learn, I like to be connected but mostly only to people I really care about. If that be texting my girl friend or emailing a person from my mission, that I enjoyed doing it but as for the worthless time wasting of going through facebook, i could care less.
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texting has become a main way of talking to people. when did picking up the phone and calling someone become so hard. whole conversation are now held through text messaging. peoples communication skills are so focused around these social media and non verbal ways of communication i think that a lot of people would have a hard time communicating other wise.
when calling someone you have to wait on the other end, if they're not paying attention to their phone or do not have one on them then it seems like a wasted effort. with texting you say what you want to say in a simplified text and send it off. when the person sees it, they respond. i think our generation is just all about convenience.
I think there is no problem having a desire to be connected to those that you care about. Maybe we are all experiencing a mode of closer communication that our grandparents never knew!
Yes, definitely no problem being addicted to that!
All things can be good and bad... it's all about moderation.
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