I Tried a 30-day Plan to Break Up with My Phone
Five impactful activities from that month you can try out
First, some background. In mid-2019, I quit social media after listening to a podcast episode on digital minimalism. I deactivated all my socials and was off the radar for a year. It felt liberating. I felt free and I loved it.
But in mid-2020, I was brought back to the world of Instagram since I started my own company and you know how it goes — you need a social game to grow in today’s digitally-dominated world. I re-introduced technology intentionally like the podcast had suggested and it worked out great. For example, with Instagram, I kept up with the news, promoted our work, and used it for specific purposes, like market research. I thought my dive back into the world of socials was good, and I had a pretty good relationship with my phone.
So when my intern, Linda, told me she was starting a 30-day plan to break up with her phone, I thought, “good for you, because people are too dependent on their phones nowadays,” as I’d learned from my year detox.
But then I became curious to see how good my relationship with my phone actually was. Was it as good as I thought? With pure curiosity and no expectations, I decided to join Linda on her 30-day plan and see where this journey might take the…
