The idea of being disconnected from all forms of virtual communities and social media does not mean that you will be completely disconnected from the technical space. Based on my experience, one positive aspect of being disconnected from these virtual communities is being able to strike equivalence in life. The best term to describe disconnection from social media is digital detox (Talwar 1). There comes a point in life I feel that I am so addicted to social media that I lose the ability to focus or concentrate on what I am supposed to accomplish for the day. Most of the time, I feel so engrossed with social media that I find myself spending most of my time without accomplishing the tasks I have set for the day. Being addicted to social media is a disadvantage for me because I tend to procrastinate and set aside the things that I am supposed to do. With this experience, I decided to stay away from my gadgets for 36 hours as part of my objective to undergo digital detox and disconnect from social media. At first, it was hard for me not to be able to see the updates of my friends by detoxing yourself from gadgets. However, I understood that this experience does not mean that I will totally abandon myself from technology or on a permanent basis. The best experience I learned from disconnecting myself from social media is that I was able to read hard copies of newspaper again, without reading news on a tablet. By reading the hard copies of newspaper, I was able to enjoy the experience of flipping through the pages as I enjoyed a cup of coffee in the morning. Such experience also allowed me to reflect on my life as I inhaled that fresh air, enjoyed nature and simple joys in life.
Works Cited:
Talwar, Sakshi.“Why Digital Detox is Essential Every Now and Then”. Huffington Post.com.
Web. Retrieved on February 18, 2016.
