Happy December! It's the beginning of a new month, and with that I would like to bring up a challenge that I will be partaking in and if you think it's for you, give it a shot too. For each Tuesday that comes up, I will be challenging myself to have Tuesdays as low-tech as possible.
In a world where everyone is increasingly more connected to the internet and TV, it's nice to take a break from that, and be a little simpler and not flood our eyes with light from an LCD/LED screen (CRT's too, but you're probably good at taking breaks). The idea is to be simple.
What does that mean?
On Tuesdays, do not use extraneous technology that is not a basic functionality to living and carrying out everyday tasks.
Does watching TV help to keep you alive? Sane, maybe, but alive? Probably not.
Same with your computer (no internet, games, facebook (yes I realize that is on the internet...), youtube, etc).
Texting or phone calls should be only what's necessary, and stay off of it for other things (unless you need to use the calculator or are lost and need to use a compass-app (GPS would probably work well too, maybe even a phone call)).
At work, try to keep your use of technology to just work, and take breaks other ways than web-browsing.
What to do instead? Get outside. Read. Draw. Journal. Craft. Meditate. Ponder the state of yourself in the world. If you are having issues coming up with ideas, keep focused and sit around and think, something will hit you.
This is only for one day of the week for one month (so 4 days), so it's a small challenge. Good luck!
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