I choose to do my media fast on Thursday September 2nd, because I wanted to be able to use media all weekend. Instead of using media I went for a run, played ping-pong, read for classes, read for fun, visited new people on the floors above, and eventually broke down. When I went over to my friend’s house the show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was on. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is one of my favorite shows. I told myself I would only watch for a minute, but I ended up watching the whole episode. The hardest form of media to give up was the Internet. I really missed not just facebook, but the power to look up information on any obscure topic that came to mind. The e-fast made me sad because I realized how dependent I am on these forms of media and how much socializing revolves around them. At the same time, I‘ve done weeklong hiking trips without access even to cell phones and not missed media at all. Leading me to believe it’s harder to go without something when it’s literally within a hand’s reach.
Sounds like you made good use of your day during the media fast. I can understand the temptation to watch something or get on the compuer when it's right in front of you. I also like the point you made that it's harder to go without something when it's within hand's reach because I feel like that is the hardest part. If you're not around it, it's out of sight out of mind.
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