Most recently, our editorial staff Revolver Lab I read the article "On the complete restart"On your favorite Layfhakere. The topic raised in this article, had always seemed to me very important. How does it feel to sit on the "online diet", especially for me, a man whose life is closely linked with the gadgets? After all, my job requires me to use almost by 3 different devices on different operating systems (iOS, Android, Windows Phone) at the same time. The manufacturers send to test new items in the form of new smartphones, the following scenario, it is necessary to test the various services and new programs.
Agree, it is one thing to restrict access to TV or the internet the average user. Another thing is to "link" on the hands and feet of man, who can not imagine a day without a smartphone. Have you ever wondered how many times a day do you unlock your smartphone's screen just like that, out of habit? Like and has a specific task to check email or look at the calendar, but then suddenly it push-notification in Instagram someone uploaded a new fotochku and on Twitter in the past hour have 30 not read messages. And away we go... You have even forgotten why smartphone pulled out of his pocket.
Familiar? Congratulations, you're sick adikofoniey. This term refers to painful depending on your phone and the fear of being cut off from the world. You used to be assessed depending on the degree of your smartphone? But I was terribly curious, what kind of feelings I will experience during the 7 days, if I am deprived of my workhorse of the iPhone 5 and the Internet in general. Especially when the guys from our team revolverlab.com argued that I stretch in this mode a maximum of 2 days. But I was sure that this story will find at least two interesting end. Of course, some operational aspects of my daily life is very hurt, but the positive side are obliged to appear.
And I decided to go for this experiment. But, before you begin the story of the 7-midnevnoy adventure, I want to note, what exactly is a smartphone for me, and what functions and services I use during the working day.
So, the most important functions and services that I use on my iPhone:
1. Evernote + Notes. It is terrible to think, but Evernote app and standard notes on the iPhone - it's almost a complete mirroring of my daily life. There is written all: names of people, ideas, scripts devices reviews all the news that I saw or read. Even the phone numbers I primarily write in Evernote. There are times when I am very busy, and at this time to communicate with me 2-3 people at a time. In order not to miss the details, I'm including Evernote and make audio notes. Then I listen to the splendid isolation. And you recommend - very convenient.
2. Viber + WhatsApp + Skype. With these programs, I forgot what the phone calls and sms. 99% of my circle of friends are these messengers, the parents left to translate and sim card in my smartphone will be responsible exclusively for the mobile Internet. Savings on communication per month simply incredible: my rate plan of $ 10 per month, it costs so much for me online - it is about 2000 posts (Viber +Whatsapp) And about 30 hours of talk time (Viber+ Skype).
3. Yandex. Maps + 2gis + Yandex. Navigator - these programs are started as soon as I sit down behind the wheel of a car. And it happens 2 times a day - in the morning when I drive to work and in the evening, coming back from work.
4. Calendar + Mail + Camera. 3 native iPhone functions that would not change no matter what. Calendar on iOS best, Mail-Client on iOS for me is much more convenient than the native Gmail client on Android. The camera on the iPhone love for simplicity. There is nothing superfluous, it has one function - to shoot. It is because of this love for minimalism their main working gadgets believe Apple devices. Photos do often enough, about 100 shots a day. IPhoneography - one of my regular hobbies.
5. Twitter + Instagram and other social networks. Twitter and Instagram in my application - it's tools. It is in these social networks I can not find the contacts of interest to me people and establish contact with them. Moreover, by subscribing to the correct source, I learned about all the news that affect my interests. What I read in Twitter'e morning, the news will come across only one day. Now for the VK and Facebook. I have PUBLIC in these social networks, but I use them very rarely. I would long ago have removed himself from both, but because of my job I can not afford it, so many things tied to them.
In addition, the iPhone I listen to a huge number of podcasts you subscribed to in iTunes, and music is no exception.
Perhaps it is time to finish the program part. There is still a huge amount of applications and cloud services that make it easier (and perhaps and clutter) my everyday day, but I will not list all. Above I described the functions of which I just can not refuse.
Before you begin a new work week without a smart phone and the Internet, I still had to stay in touch. Especially record any event, too, need. So I armed the phone worth $ 25 the Nokia 1280, a pen and a notebook... and began the journey of a lifetime, or rather in 7 days.
Day 1.
Adaptation of the first day, perhaps, the most difficult period for all 7 days of the refusal of the "beautiful". Honestly, the first thing I did, getting out of bed in the morning - picked up the smartphone and then later went to the bathroom. Not that I wanted to learn something urgent, just with a smartphone in hand, I felt kind of like a safe ...
And here it is - the first morning without a smartphone... It's a terrible feeling when you feel that you're not in control. Utter confusion and a feeling like the first time you were in an unfamiliar place. You know what's really going on? Later, you realize that this is simply not to notice the huge number of things around you.
Today is the first day when I knocked myself out of the rut. And against the backdrop of the lack of a smartphone, leaving for work, I forgot to take the driver's license and keys from revolverlab.com office-studio and a purse with money and credit cards. But the most amazing thing, the whole day I pursued the feeling that I forget my smartphone! About the absence of the other, I only found out on arrival home. The first day - it's chaos and mess: every half hour hand reflexively fumbles smartphone in your pocket, and the brain sends impulses "check mail, and that there Twitter'e?.., maybe someone writes in Viber? »At the end of the day I realized that more can not be so, you must take action and something yourself take. It is desirable to be useful.
Day 2.
The morning of the second day. I remember with horror that I had forgotten to put the phone on charge. I got out of the pack Nokia 1280 and realize with astonishment - battery indicator division says that it can not charge another 6 days! Incredible feeling :)
Thus, the clock 6 am, work 10. These 4 hours I had enough on procedures bathrooms, breakfast, case letters in the mail, reading news in Flipboard, Twitter and Instagram. Now at me full time, and I can finally take a morning jog! I did. I decided my every day will begin like this. The state of health is getting better, during intense runs even think it is not necessary to social networks, email and other Internet processes.
Arriving at work, I picked up a pen and notebook. Long time since I did not write anything on paper. After the third arm twisting offer, but no, turns the entire body to toe. Still, there's something now! A similar feeling arises from cycling, especially if your last race was 10 years ago. Now, when you need to write down a phone number, choosing between Nokia keypad or a notebook - I will choose the notebook. Gain anything on the phone this form factor, real punishment. With the exception of a set of numbers.
Now it is necessary to talk about the relationship. Since I gave preference to messages and letters on my new "disposable" phone, this option disappears. We have to make phone calls. Select the right data plan from all operators, or buy multiple SIM cards - not comme il faut. I take the most optimal tariff plan. Overall, only 1 day I uttered at $ 22 - that they are the realities of today's operators and something with which many people face. How I miss my messenger... And at this time in the office Revolverlab now and then I hear the familiar sound of an incoming Skype and Whatsapp messages.
That evening I remembered that I had long been gathering dust on the shelf and did not read the book by James Rollins. I decide what the most appropriate period of my life was going to read. 4:00 passed like a moment. I slept like a baby. Now, in terms of my hobbies I added another. In no case do not take into the hands of smart phone before going to bed, it is better to read an interesting book.
Day 3.
The next working day. A lot of shooting and scripting for Youtube-channel Revolverlab. All texts writing on a sheet of A4 (and notes for this article is no exception). Now something is clear to me - I have become less distracted when performing certain tasks. As it turned out, the most important distraction was just a smartphone, not people around me and I try to say something.
But people often proves necessary to listen to and come into contact with them: the daily tasks are performed quickly and efficiently, and plenty of new ideas comes to mind. By the way found a loophole and a small lifehack :) The fact that all my colleagues in the revolverlab.com have Twitter and Instagram, so What if you need something urgently to find or write a letter, you can just ask them to review and are summarized everything I necessary. Very interesting to watch from the side of the people who at the first opportunity just any dive in screens of their gadgets. You begin to realize that was the same, though very few people will see ...
If you have any complexes, do not worry... they will not notice. Most people today are busy entirely different things, they do not watch that does not apply to their person, they can watch over you except online. The real world is gradually released, so we begin to enjoy the moment: this is where the real vacation, and if you find like-minded people - all perfect.
Day 4.
TV. How many rumors and criticism poured in the direction of "zomboyaschika". But if you are a child of the Internet, social networks and gadgets - the TV you are not afraid. I tried to look it up for a free day, and was very surprised. Television transformed the Internet. Videos from Youtube'a zapolonyayut humorous channels, although it can be said in a different way - the Internet is rapidly moving toward the TV, apparently budgets on TV still take their ...
Information enters the TV with disastrous delay, in contrast to the World Wide Web. But do not rejoice, fellow Internet users. Many of you are very proud of the fact that not watching the TV, they forget that they do not pull the ears of Facebook and VKontakte, from the tablet or smartphone screen. In fact, the difference is not great. I did not have a long time, the TV was turned off and I went back to entertaining reading. Even came up with a new hobby: got himself a free bookshelf, and now on the shelf will add only those books that are read from start to finish.
Last 3 days (Fri, Sat, Sun).
Now I do not feel discomfort from the lack of internet and smart phone. On the one hand, I'm curious how much I missed during these 5 days. On the other hand, nothing terrible has happened: the workflow is not disrupted, and the advantages are obvious. And most importantly, this week has helped me to understand how to move forward, how to distinguish between their own time and the time that I will be given gadgets in the future. Abandon modern technology and drive progress against - that's silly. Gadgets do help us every day, the main thing is not abused.
Now I will describe what actions I have taken in the first day after the 7-day "cleanse" and rethink:
1. Disabled push-notification on your phone. Push - this is not convenience, is evil, to create a company to compete for our attention with you. If I need to check in any event, I am able to do this on their own and at a time when it deems it necessary to do so. And by the way, independent time smartphone battery life increase decent.
2. E-mail scanning: 2 times a day, only during working hours. Prior to and after - no email!
3. Read news 1 times a day.
4. Checking the tape Twittera and Instagram 2 times a day, I do not see any more sense. Request to readers, count how many times a day do you go to Twitter or Instagram? And how often these actions were justified?
5. But from the camera will not give up. Now I have much more free time, and I can shoot a great number of excellent staff and the events that surround me.
And now the facts. What happened this week in my absence:
1. Post office. The number of missed messages - 328. Of these, a single letter of the "first" of importance.
2. The number of missed messages Viber + WhatsApp + Skype. Given that I have warned all the important people for myself about my online absence, in the amount of 67, I received messages and missed calls 7. It's okay, before there were no phones, and lived as a people. If someone openly dissatisfied with the fact that he can not reach, or reach out to you - do not pay attention. Do not answer the phone - it's your right.
3. The number of skipped positions in Twitter - 2890. Not even began reading.
4. Instagram. For the whole week, decent pictures 2 pieces. People mostly take pictures of kittens, flowers and food. Oh, and myself at the mirror. Within 7 days, I saw a lot more interesting. And people and nature, and other amenities of life offline.
5. Number of pages of scribbled in a notebook - 48! And, I am honest, it's cool. Touch the pages, and in your mind flies some special trail of memories of this extraordinary period of time. Now I will write on the paper more often!
6. The amount of money spent on phone calls. 7 days had a lot of calls, total spent on conversations amounted to about $ 130. With a smartphone that money for sure I would have enough for more than six months. Here is a proof of how modern technology helps to save on communication.
Now I often go in for sports, read more books, much more time I spend with my family and spend more time live communication. I forgot my bookshelf replenished with 3 books. I hope this number will increase with an enviable constancy. =)