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Event #3: 24 Hour Challenge

 During my 24 hours without any technology, I had to be creative with some of the ways I entertained myself, as well as how I would some very everyday activities. For example, I typically use my phone for telling time, for transportation, and for making purchases. Because I couldn't use my phone for those things, I had to find alternative ways. For purchases, I used my debit and credit cards, and for telling time, I would use clocks or asked people around me. Transportation was a little more difficult to navigate, because I couldn't use Lyft or Uber and because I had my tap card on my Apple wallet, I could only really go to walkable distances.  I think this challenge had other positives to it that I found refreshing. For instance, I found it refreshing to not have to carry my phone around everywhere. Leaving my apartment and not having to carry a device in my pocket was really freeing, although it also felt like I was missing something.  To entertain myself, I spent most of my