vingLife in theMom e n

tmake something we call a “phone pile” because we noticed how distracted we get from our phones. Doing this really pulls everyone back to the reality that we should be enjoying each other’s company rather than looking at a screen. This idea is something I suggest others do even when just hanging out with friends, because it makes spending time with them feel so much more special and interactive. Although struggling to stay off of my phone throughout the week, technology breaks are another strategy that helps living life in the moment. By using a disposable camera to take photos this week, I have felt influenced to take more breaks from my phone in the future. I feel that this technology break gave me time to appreciate the little things in life, such as spending time with friends and family, along with focusing on my school work better. Focusing on smaller, seemingly meaningless things in life helps you understand the larger picture of life. Doing this not only helps to live life in the moment but also helps calm yourself down when feeling anxious and overthinking. iLvital to my life as I once thought of them to be. Discovering how to live my life in the moment also progressed me to find myself as a person and who I am becoming.

I decided to start this experiment on Friday, March 24, and after a week, I realized the difficulty of being without my phone. The first day I wanted to give up and go back on my phone just because of how used to being on my phone all went by, I was basically just counting down the days, and my reliance on technology was eye-opening. However, during the week I felt more connected to my friends and family than ever before. Overall, this week showed how much I rely on my phone, but also provided me with new ways to live life at the moment. Even before doing this experiment when my friends and I would go out to eat, we would