No Media Morning

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78% of people grab their phone within the first 15 min of waking up. They check WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, news sites or checkup on their email. We live in a world which has no time for reflection. From the moment we wake up, we are already consuming. Not producing. But what if we instead would say "no media in the morning"?

No Media Morning

December 12, 2022

No Media Morning

78% of people grab their phone within the first 15 min of waking up. They check WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, news sites or checkup on their email. We live in a world which has no time for reflection. From the moment we wake up, we are already consuming. Not producing. But what if we instead would say "no media in the morning"?

Next morning you will not allow for any reactive activities. No social media, mail, news, or YouTube.

To remind your half-asleep brain of your commitment to this challenge the next morning, charge your phone somewhere much further away from where you usually charge it. If you use your phone as an alarm, place it closer but noticeably farther away than usual. Perhaps underneath your bed.

Place your phone somewhere close to the front door and leave it there till you are heading out.

Instead of using your phone, attend more closely to perhaps the sensation of eating your breakfast. Likewise, think about what you want to do to be happy at the end of today. What would make you proud?

After you leave your apartment, go back to this challenge and complete it. Afterwards, you can put your phone in your pocket or, optionally even better, in your bag during your commute. You can check your phone when you arrive if you want to.

How do you feel? Ask yourself, might it be true that your phone is so concerned with what you will watch, sometimes at the expense of what you want?

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