I'm Addicted to My Phone
I Tried to Quit My Smartphone Addiction and (Spoiler Alert) Failed Miserably
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Day five was the nail in the coffin.
Turns out Thanksgiving was just a product of equal parts busy, stuffed, and sleepy.
While I had the best intentions to finish the week strong, I taught a yoga class in the morning and needed my phone to play my music. I told myself that I would turn off my phone's cellular data once the class was over, but who was I kidding? I had a problem and I knew it.
I ended the week feeling completely dejected. My life has become so digital that even my day-to-day activities or tasks, questions, and answers require an IP address. I realised that my fantasy of living digital-free might be just that: a "fantasy."
I will say it wasn't a total fail. My average phone usage for the week was down about 40 percent, and isn't the first step admitting you have a problem? Like I said, baby steps.