Becoming an Alarmist
About 2 months ago, I decided to level up my digital boundaries. I'd already implemented a weekly digital Sabbath of sorts, where I unplug from Friday night to Saturday night - ish. Sometimes, it's Saturday into Sunday. It all depends on what I have going on in my life. I like the digital Sabbath and its effect on my weekend. I also began to notice that my days were feeling more and more draining, as I felt the need to be "on" and "available" all the time. So, I bought an alarm clock. An honest-to-goodness $10 alarm clock from Amazon. I noticed that my excuse to have my phone by my side during the evening, and by my bed at night was, "My phone is my alarm clock." Pretty much every person I know uses their phone as their alarm clock. ( When did we all throw away our alarm clocks? It happened sometime, in every house in America. Was there a memo that went out to coordinate the momentous occasion? ) The problem was that I wasn't just using my...