End of not using technology

24 Hours No Technology

Living 24 hours without technology was not logical. It actually aggravated me at sometimes. Being in the 21st century in a university requires having access to a cell phone and computer at all times. I needed technology for assignments, and especially for communication. Communication, not that I have realized, is the basis/foundation of everyday life. Without communication my day did not function properly. I had to go to the extremes just do simple things like getting my friends to go to Argos and get lunch, check my grades, make appointments, and doing assignments.
Without using the computer, radio, phone, or any other technical device I did see the world in a different perspective. It was a bit strange, because without the required things to get my errands done I felt more relaxed. There was nothing I could do, other than use paper and pen or walk to a destination to talk to someone, which by the way was horrible because I couldn’t contact them in an efficient way. I saw people walking and talking with their cell phones and I just looked on with envy. But then later in the day I noticed that I was relaxed than everyone else. I guess you could say that I was more peaceful and enjoyed the day, because it went by slowly with the multiple rush hours.
Even though I was more relaxed for those specific 24 hours, didn’t mean that the next day was going to be the same. Everything that I had to neglect that day, I had to make up for the next day. So today was ridiculous. I had double the work, because I didn’t plan accordingly and try to even it out before. So I have double the work, and some people who think I was trying to ignore them.
This assignment didn’t really make me realize how dependent we all are on technology, because that was a known given. But what I did notice was how pathetic it all is…in a distorted way. The fact that we ignore the beauty of family, friends, and our surroundings, is a bit sad. I noticed how much I was thankful to have everything back today. And living like that with all the stress makes life fly by. I noticed the truth when they say we are living in a ‘fast world’. With globalization we all are living at a fast pace and are not appreciating the simple and relaxed things of life.