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Digital Detox


 

So I wasn't able to go for 48 continuous hours without the internet due to other coursework, but I did manage to carve out some chunks of time throughout the week. Here are some of the observations I made.

1. If no one is on social media then car rides are more fun. My fiance and I drove around to all of our favorite places and picked up our favorite dishes. We had so much fun listening to music and talking to each other. If we had been on our phones, the driver would have been driving and the passenger would have been scrolling through TikTok or Facebook.

2. Pedicures are even more relaxing if you are off social media. I may have dozed off. 

3. Pool days are still just as much fun when you don't have one million pictures of what happened. 

4. It's all still there. The school work, the social media, the cute memes.  All still there.

5. Spend time with your family. You won't regret it. I took a second to write this post because I know it needs to be done. Now I am on my way to watch Encanto for the 34th or so time this week. I would watch it 150 more times if it came with the couch snuggles and kisses from the grands. 

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  1. Omer ArslanJuly 5, 2022 at 7:50 AM

    Agreed! Spending some time with the family is the best! And I'm glad that you had a chance to do that. = )

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