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Personal Narrative: A Day Without A Cell Phone

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A day without a smartphone is a day wasted. Am I right? The reality is that today 's iPhones, Androids, Blackberries and such, carry a long list of pro’s and con’s. Perhaps an emergency came about, or your boss needed you to fill in. Those are the times our cellular devices become our saving grace. On the other hand, cell phones are the one way ticket to escape the reality of life. In a matter of seconds our emotions can shift just by dialing into our digital screen. The truth of the matter is that it’s nearly impossible to navigate through everyday life without having your cell phone handy. It’s no question we are living in a world so technologically advanced, even those who are “young and hip” have trouble keeping up with new and upcoming …show more content…

It was around dinner time where I had put my food in the oven to realize my next move was to grab my phone. I insantly got excited and ran upstairs to grab my phone. Woah, 173 text messages, 8 snapchats, 1 voicemail and the list contuines. The mass amount of messages came from my group chat consisting of my 9 childhood best friends. It’s amazing how much you could miss if you put your phone down for five minutes with those girls. Of course there were other messages from my mother and such, but nothing in which I had missed out on an emergency or something signifigant. It felt like instantly I had lost the peace I had within myself for the past 24 hours, ripped from within it. My mind was soon enough filled with the motions of everyday life, and the stresfull planning on what my friends and I would be doing that night. Just like that, one second to unlock a phone screen and youre sucked into the digital world in which draws you farther away from the real one. I can’t tell you how many times i’ve had my boyfriend or parents say to me “Maddie you’re so invested in that screen!” I dont blame them, they are right. Im just a nineteen year old girl trying to keep up with the world inside my phone. For once though, I didn’t hear those words nor did I feel disconnected from reality. It came to my realization that 24 hours without my phone was time spent with a clear and peacful mind. Something I usally do not

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