As I sat in my dorm trying to part ways with technology for 15 minutes, I began to look around. After putting my laptop and phone down, I sat and thought about my daily use of technology. Although I already know I use my phone a lot, I thought about all the other things I could be doing with the wasted time on my phone. I began to believe that it would make me more productive as I would finish my school work early, and I would have more time to do what I wanted to do. But what would I actually do with that extra time? I would probably just sit on my phone, bored, passing the time.

Continuing to sit in silence, I looked around my dorm trying to find things to pass the time. I began to organize my messy desk and get rid of the papers from last semester. I threw out the old water bottles that rested on the desk, and it made me feel way more organized with all the new space I created. I tried to plan what I was going to do tomorrow. How can I be more productive? I am not one to usually follow an agenda, but I just thought of things I could do to create more free time for myself.

I was abruptly interrupted by two kids coming in my room creating a distraction during my silence, so I kicked them out and locked the door. With about four minutes to go, I became extremely bored. I couldn’t finish homework or study because I needed my computer. I just sat for the remaining time in silence, with my eyes closed. The 15 minutes was over. I needed that time to reflect on my technology use and develop a plan to limit my time on technology in the future.