As we have begun a digital fast, I have started to notice a few things about my technology habits. One has been how much background noise seems to exist because I have enabled it. Another is finding myself wondering what I should do since I don’t have websites or social media to turn to during this season.
One of the most fascinating things that I am discovering is just how much of my technology habits have been on autopilot. I sit down on the couch, and my first action is to grab my phone, click one of my normal go-to apps, and start swiping. Or when I grab my iPad, thinking I will read a book on the Kindle app, and my finger naturally and without any effort goes quicker to the games and crossword app I usually do rather than the Kindle app. I actually had to stop myself because I had already clicked on the game app before I realized what I had done. I had no idea I was mindlessly clicking into apps with no thought or intention!
I think the most interesting thing is that if you were to tell me these would be the things I struggled with when I started, I would have argued with you and said not me! I guess technology has more of a hold on me than I want to admit. I’m praying for you as we use the next month to detox from technology, turn our attention to God, and notice the graces he gives us every day.
Keep going! You can do this! We can do this together!
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