100 days without an Electronic device.

I felt really bad because I couldn't write a post yesterday due to laziness, the weather really made me unproductive and it looked like there was more to it but there wasn't.

I had a plan of writing earlier today but I went out as early as 5 am and it wasn't a planned journey. I couldn't go with my phone due to the high level of insecurity in the country and I thought writing today might be impossible as well but I made it back earlier than I thought.

I didn't feel cool throughout the journey because I wasn't with my phone and something kept telling me that I was missing a lot. You know that feeling when you feel like there are things you are missing out on in the virtual world, no camera to capture the good things that are worth sharing, no movie or music to keep me alive because traveling alone makes me bored. To make things worse for myself I have a bad habit which is not talking to strangers on a bus, it doesn't feel cool relating with someone I don't know but there are times when you find someone interesting to talk about things that would make sense and not about politics, covid19, and other boring topics.

I started having several thoughts in my head and one seems stubborn because I couldn't get it off my head. It was a silly thought about the world returning to the times when we had no smart phones or internet.

Immediately this came up in my head, I smiled and said to myself,

"that's impossible buddy".

Despite the high percentage of impossibility compared to the possibility, I think some events might warrant us to do away with our devices for some time and it doesn't have to do with been forced to do so.

My thoughts took me back to a silly reality show I detest for their promotion of immoralities in the country. The show is called BBnaija, about 25-30 people are gathered together to live together without phones or any electronic device for 3 months.

Why on earth would I shut myself out of this world for something of such? The winner of the competition will walk away with $180,000 and I think that is worth it but I kept wondering how they are coping because if I can feel odd without my phone for 8 hours, what will my story be for 3 months?

I wouldn't want you to see it as an addiction for me, it is just that I have so much to do in the virtual world. Aside from spending time with my family and fish farming, the virtual world is another place where I find so much happiness.

I asked myself, what if something comes up that warrants me to stay away from my smartphone or any electronic device.

How would I survive???

Using the word survive looks like I have placed too much importance on what I shouldn't and if I am not mistaken, what humans need to survive is food, air, water, and shelter. Did I by any way mention electronic devices? No, but the world has gone digital and it has been these devices part of our daily life.

While still thinking on the bus, I came up with ideas on how to keep myself alive if something warrants me to stay away from smart phones for a while.

Reading and writing:

This is one thing I like doing when I don't have access to electronic devices, reading interesting books and articles is fun though but a special kind of fun because you learn during the process.

Reading opens my mind to lots of things that would demand me to write and I get carried away when writing especially when I am inspired or writing without any form of distraction. I will engage with books and my pen to keep me alive.

Physical fitness:

Engaging in sport and exercise is another thing I will pay attention to, I have become very lazy at that and would love to get back on track so it would be an opportunity for me to keep in shape again.

I will either get registered with a gym center or I just dedicated dedicate 2hours in the morning and at night.

Gardening:

Gardening is cool when you have space for it, there is this joy in making your food such as fruits and vegetables.

Having flowers around is great because it would bring you closer to nature.

Animal farming:

I love rearing animals a lot but it can be time consuming and that's what I need when I don't have access to any electronic device.

I am into fishery already so I will just add battles and birds, it would be great.

Learning a new skill:

I always have the intention of doing this but what do I need for now that I have my device? I engage with farming and my mobile all day but if the mobile is removed, I think it would be great if I replaced it with skill.

Something like making pastries, interior decorations, hairstylist will be okay for me. I would have loved to choose programming or graphics design but it would require me to use an electronic device.

Many of us including me always feel like we wouldn't be able to do great without an electronic device if we are restricted for some time but the truth is that we will blend in with something else that makes us feel great.

There was a time we didn't have all these things and the world didn't end because of that but the population of the world has gone crazy that we wouldn't be able to do a lot of things without electronic devices.

In the comment section, I would love to know what you would love to engage with if you are restricted from the use of electronic devices for some time.

The lead image was created by me using the Canva app.