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What technology could you give up?
Jan. 26th, 2012 11:29 pm24 Hour Torture, or a Day of Complete Freedom From Being Tied To Technology?
That is the question.
I'm taking this "concepts in new media" class as part of my degree program, and our assignment this week is to NOT use any new media. For 24 hours, I cannot touch my computer, use an iPod or an iPad, text or use my cell phone, watch TV or movies on DVD, everything technological that you can think of (and log my experience). Which is actually not just a pain in the ass because I enjoy using those technologies, but also because my homework for my other class requires the use of a computer, so I really need to plan my time to make sure I can still get my homework done. I'm losing a whole day I could be doing my homework. That's not a good thing.
I'm going to do what I can -- do the parts of my homework that require reading from a book and try to cram the rest in on Saturday and Sunday -- and spend the rest of my 24 hours doing everything by hand. I can't work out with my usual DVD (and the streets are too slippery/icy to go for a walk outdoors), so I'll have to get creative with my exercise tomorrow morning. I've got books waiting to be read, a story I could work on writing (just not on the computer, so I'll have to do it by hand), cleaning and laundry to do, and I'm sure (well, I hope) I can come up with something creative to do with my day. It's amazing how much we rely on technologies. Not an easy thing to do, especially when my job requires the use of computer and internet, so I can't do this experiment during the week.
The big bummer is that the big Chuck series finale is tomorrow night, but my 24 hours won't be up yet, so I'll have to cheat a little bit and have someone record the show for me.
Tell me, friends, what favorite technologies would you have trouble giving up? Or would this be an easy assignment for you?
;)
Okay, as soon as I send this, my 24-hour technological 'break' begins. See you in a day or two! o_O
(If you respond to this post and I don't reply right away, well... you know why. LOL.)
That is the question.
I'm taking this "concepts in new media" class as part of my degree program, and our assignment this week is to NOT use any new media. For 24 hours, I cannot touch my computer, use an iPod or an iPad, text or use my cell phone, watch TV or movies on DVD, everything technological that you can think of (and log my experience). Which is actually not just a pain in the ass because I enjoy using those technologies, but also because my homework for my other class requires the use of a computer, so I really need to plan my time to make sure I can still get my homework done. I'm losing a whole day I could be doing my homework. That's not a good thing.
I'm going to do what I can -- do the parts of my homework that require reading from a book and try to cram the rest in on Saturday and Sunday -- and spend the rest of my 24 hours doing everything by hand. I can't work out with my usual DVD (and the streets are too slippery/icy to go for a walk outdoors), so I'll have to get creative with my exercise tomorrow morning. I've got books waiting to be read, a story I could work on writing (just not on the computer, so I'll have to do it by hand), cleaning and laundry to do, and I'm sure (well, I hope) I can come up with something creative to do with my day. It's amazing how much we rely on technologies. Not an easy thing to do, especially when my job requires the use of computer and internet, so I can't do this experiment during the week.
The big bummer is that the big Chuck series finale is tomorrow night, but my 24 hours won't be up yet, so I'll have to cheat a little bit and have someone record the show for me.
Tell me, friends, what favorite technologies would you have trouble giving up? Or would this be an easy assignment for you?
;)
Okay, as soon as I send this, my 24-hour technological 'break' begins. See you in a day or two! o_O
(If you respond to this post and I don't reply right away, well... you know why. LOL.)
