Day Two

Day two of this experiment has been harder than I thought it would be.  Being around others constantly on social media has caused me to think more about my reactions to others checking their phones.  If others are looking, I move to look.  So far I have not felt more or less connected to others, I just have not been able to see the same things they have.  It was a little odd when my roommates and I were doing our homework together and they each pulled out their phones for a study break. 

I think I am becoming more productive.  I had a test today that I feel I was able to study better in the morning without the distraction of checking my phone.  I was able to read for my class tomorrow faster, and my homework was finished earlier in the day.  Becoming more productive has also allowed me to feel more accomplished about all of the school work I finished.  It also allowed me to go to bed much earlier which is a huge bonus.

In class, we watched a documentary called Life 2.0.  This film was a clear insight into the harsh reality that many people spend all of their time on the internet and connecting with others virtually.   The people in this documentary spend upwards of 20 hours a day online.  I think of them as an extreme example still.  Even though it has been difficult not looking at social media habitually, I am not even awake the amount of time these people are on their website.  There is nothing that is drawing me in enough to keep me online that whole time.  The idea that your social media life is completely separate from your real life is definitely exaggerated within the movie, but in real life I do not feel like that is the case.  I can not think of anything that I would post online that I would not say in real life.  Though this does go to show that, through addictive personalities, social media can be come a large portion of your life to the point it can change how you feel about your real life.