When Technology Takes Over...

Recently, I was clumsy and left my phone in a taxi and thought I would never see that phone again. (Thankfully, it was kept at the taxi base, so it was only 2 days without it)! Yet, it made me realise how much I rely on a phone in day-to-day life, which actually kinda worried me. In all honesty, it just made me have a really bad time out when I had just lost my phone. However, I coped quite well without it! Yes, I did miss the easy ability of checking on Instagram and just setting alarms for the mornings, and also the ability to just message someone asking where to meet etc, but I really wasn't desperate to go on a phone just to sit there scrolling through 'Facebook' watching pointless videos.

I sat at the dinner table with my flatmates, realising they were all just possessed by these phones, with no ability to socialise for about 5 minutes, without picking up their phone to just watch something pointless. I am personally a person who gets tired or agitated by technology. The way people will text, then send a message via 'Facebook' or 'WhatsApp' then also send a 'Snapchat' - because as if one message isn't enough to just contact someone eh?

When I meet an individual who feels the same, who tires of people messaging 24/7, it gives me hope that at least not all young people are obsessed with technology and phones. You start missing the bigger picture in life if all you do is dedicate your life and soul to a tiny bright screen. Yeah - I still have a phone, they are obviously very useful for communicating with people, but I know now that I really don't need to have a phone on me 24/7 to make it through a day.

Therefore, I challenge people reading this, to see if you can last a day without picking up that phone of yours, and just plan a day of doing something productive! See how many days you can last maybe? I lasted 2, and in all honesty, I won't be using my phone much at all from now on as you started missing out on real life!