Event #3: 24 Hour Challenge

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 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 time walking around Westwood. Some of the things that I made note of in my notepad was that it was a bit difficult to keep track of my day. As in, I could easily spend an hour of my day without really paying notice to it. Some other things that I made note of was that I found it somewhat difficult to entertain myself in moments where I had some down time or any form of waiting period. Such as waiting for food to be ready, waiting in lines, etc.

Overall, I think this was a very positive experience and one that I would maybe attempt again, but to a lesser extent. 

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