Over the past couple of days I realized something, its time to start getting away from the internet and tv and start becoming more social. Over 3 days, I logged almost every time I went on social media. Down below is the log chart.
Media Log: February 10th, 11th, and 12th
- Feb 10th (Text messages (1 hr 3 m all day))
- 9 am: Social Media ( 10 min. )
- 10 am: Laptop ( 50 min. Class)
- 1 pm: Xbox (Madden 45 min.)
- 2 pm: Laptop ( 50 min class)
- 3:30 pm: Xbox ( 25 min)
- 4:30 pm: Laptop ( hour and 15 min Class)
- 5:45 pm: Social Media ( SnapChat 40m)
- 7 pm: TV (NBA basketball and college 3 hours)
- 11 pm: Social Media ( 10 min.)
- Feb 11th (Text Message 1 hr 24m)
- 8:30 am: Instagram and snapchat ( 20 min)
- 11 am: Laptop for Class (Hour and 15)
- 12:15 pm: Phone Call with my Mom (15 min)
- 1 pm: Xbox, playing COD ( hour)
- 3:30 pm: School Computer for class ( hour and 15)
- 4:45 pm: Phone call with my dad (10 min)
- 5:20 pm: Homework for Mass Comm (2 hours)
- 7 pm: Netflix “The Irish Man” (3 hour movie)
- 9 pm : Checking my snap while watching a movie (5 min)
- Feb 12th (Text Message 1 hr 20 min.)
- 10 am: Class, Laptop (50 min.)
- 11 am: Phone Interview with employer (35 min)
- 12 pm: First check on social media, snapchat (20 min)
- 2 pm: Laptop Class (50 min)
- 3 pm: library for homework on social media at points (snapchat 30 min)
- 4:30 pm: Laptop ( hour and 15 min Class)
- 6 pm: Phone call with my parents (15 min)
- 7 pm: Netflix: Peaky Blinders (2 hours)
- 9 pm: Snapchat (hour on and off)
After conducting this 3 day experience I was honestly very surprised how much media affects my life. I knew I used my phone and laptop a lot, however I didn’t think it was this much time taken from life really if you think about it like that. I want start picking up my head more and get it out of my phone and xbox 24/7.
Just like figure 6.1 life cycle patterns in the lecture video, you see the way media has changed over time, and in my life seeing that is cool, my generation got see a lot of new cool things however we didn’t know it would consume us like it does now because today even now little boys and girl know how to work apps and smart phones like programmed machined and I can already see it my little cousins moving away from being outside and spending more inside on the phone and Xbox. Thats pretty sad to me and as stated in the Patterns of Development, Innovation is always happening people are constantly looking to set the bar higher all the time, “Standards aren’t set yet.”
However, in the bullet points above you can see that I am a big snapchat guy, I choose that over most media apps like Instagram and Facebook because its just a one on one conversation and you get send pictures back and forth to each other where ever you are, and to me that’s a pretty cool concept to have. I also enjoy snap because sometimes you don’t want other people to see things your saying and only wanna show that person so the have a time clock for the picture you send.
According to the chart I might spend a lot of time on phone, laptop, xbox, tv etc., but I don’t feel media influences my life heavily. Granted, I do enjoy my time on those electronic, but I like to be with my friends, rather then sit on my phone and text. People can sit for hours and binge watch episodes and sometimes season worth of shows for hours like Friends or Game of Thrones, to me its just not my thing, I don’t enjoy sitting in front of a TV screen. My phone could be a different story though. The cell phones have taken over the world, communication have turned into texting and unfortunately, everyone including myself falls into the trap sometimes.
With this three day challenge, it definitely changed my way of time management with media and being on my phone as much as I am, and definitely gonna cut back on the usage.
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