Hour 24:
I got out of music around 30 minutes ago, but I usually hang around and talk to my friends afterward. So, before I realized it, the challenge was over. I'll do a more in-depth reflection tomorrow because I'm currently focused on seeing what I missed on social media and trying to finish homework.
Will keep you posted.
Hour 20:
I was able to finish the majority of my homework, but there is still some stuff I need to finish when I come back home. I noticed that I didn't have as many distractions because I turned off my notifications from social media. I accomplished more by eliminating the interruptions, which was pleasant.
At the last minute, my cousin was trying to contact me to catch a ride to music class, and she was trying to message me through Instagram. Of course, I wasn't responding, so eventually, she had to text me through regular messages, and I finally got in touch.
I have music until 7:30, and phones aren't permitted. So I won't have trouble for the remainder of the 24 hours.
Will keep you posted,
Hour 15:
I finished practice, and it was pretty intense. We hadn't practiced for a month, and I had already gotten out of shape. We constantly ran through the dance, and I got tired quickly. Throughout the whole practice, I didn't use my phone that much, but when we were having a break, I played Block Blast to cope with my boredom, when regularly I would go on TikTok.
Afterward, my parents and I went out to eat at Olive Garden. But it was around a 30-minute drive to the restaurant and a couple extra minutes to wait for a table. This was the moment I wanted to use TikTok because I couldn't find something appealing. I was about to break, but luckily, we got called to be seated.
Will keep you posted.
Hour 12:
I woke up around 8, and even when I went to sleep early, I woke up late for my practice. When I first woke up, I completely forgot that I was supposed to stay off social media. It would start at 9, but I took a while getting ready, and it's around a 30-minute drive to get to the place. So I had to rush to grab everything I needed and had to take my breakfast to go.
During the drive over there, I was deciding what to do to keep myself entertained. I was about to open TikTok, but that's when I remembered I challenged myself to stay off of social media for 24 hours. So, instead, I chose to watch some YouTube videos, and the last time I watched a video for fun and not for school was a couple of months ago. So, deciding what I wanted to watch took me a while.
My practice lasts until 11:30, so I'll let you know how it goes.
Will keep you posted.
Hour 3:
Eventually, I got bored by watching TV, so I decided to do some homework instead and start working on a new story for the newspaper.
I had to contact the photographer I'm working on this story with, but I had to find their contact info instead of messaging them through social media to message them.
After posting this, I'm going to go to sleep. I usually go to bed but stay up by scrolling through TikTok. It would be beneficial to go to sleep early because tomorrow I have a practice for the dance group, which I'm a part of early in the morning.
Will keep you posted.
Hour 2:
Still watching Gilmore Girls, and I'm still catching myself almost opening social media.
I went to eat something quickly and usually scrolled through TikTok to watch something. But this time, I just focused on eating and was bored. It made me realize how much I relied on TikTok for entertainment, but I'll learn how to adapt.
Will keep you updated.
Hour 1 of unplugging:
I started the challenge of unplugging from all social media today at around 8:00 pm. I decided to do it today because I mainly contact the other staff through social media since I'm part of the school newspaper. Also, I had an event with the cheer club today, so I was messaging my friends to ask where we could meet up.
So far, I'm not struggling with boredom since I just decided to binge-watch Gilmore Girls on my TV. Sometimes, I want to check people's stories on Instagram or see what people post on X.
Will keep you posted.
