Blog #1: Technology Deprivation

As I set out on my last semester of Graduate School, I am asked to do something I have never done: blog.  As if trying to figure out how to blog didn’t appear difficult enough, I then had to attempt to go 24 hours without the use of technology.  I figured my best bet at this attempt would be the weekend, when I recruit.  During the week I am constantly emailing coaches about game times and working on summer camps.  I thought to myself, “I can do this.  A day watching softball games and enjoying the beautiful weather,   this will be easy.”

 Saturday morning rolled around.  First thing I did: checked the time on my phone.  I decided at that point it would be easier to just turn my phone off.  As I prepare for the day, everything is running smoothly.  I grab my backpack, leave the hotel, and head to the softball fields.  I almost make it out of the parking lot when I realized that I had no idea where I was going.  All game times, field assignments, and addresses were on my phone.  So, I went back to my room, grabbed my phone, and used it to get me to my location.  Once at the fields, I wrote down all teams I would like to see and any other information from my phone on one of the programs.  I proceeded to turn my phone off again and watch some softball games.  I found it easier to not use my phone at the fields.  I enjoyed my afternoon with no technology while soaking in the sun at a softball field.  After the games were over, I turned my phone back on to get me back to the hotel. (I am terrible at directions.)  Once back at the hotel I turned my phone back off and went to bed early. 

This was an extremely difficult task for me.  I feel I could have accomplished a day with no technology if I was more prepared.  Needing a plan to not use technology for a day seems silly but almost necessary for the task to be accomplished.