The Digital Fast - Day 7
Hey Write & Rise readers, I’m a week into this digital fast I’m doing for Lent and it is not going as well as I’d hoped! Arggghhhhh.
While I’m not checking socials and email a zillion times a day as I had been prior to last week, I am still hopping on more than I’d like to. This is harder than I had anticipated. I guess it just shows how addicted I really am to this phone.
About the only thing that is working out is I’m not checking email first thing in the morning but instead waiting until I return from my morning walk, shower and eat breakfast. This means that it may be 11 a.m. or so before I sit down and open up the laptop. The first two days I did this, I had a severe case of FOMO and I almost caved by unhiding my mail app. Then, I noticed how much more peaceful and easy my mornings were becoming because I wasn’t frazzled by some message I saw. I also am noticing how much my phone had been dictating my routine. Because I would lose track of time on my phone, I would sometimes not be able to get out and exercise until later, resulting in me feeling rushed. Not a good way to start the day.
I will be facing a real challenge next week as my schedule will be changing, giving me a lot of free time. We’ll see how disciplined I can be during those down times.
If you’re doing a fast like this, how is it going for you? What are you noticing?
**Update**
So as if my life isn’t quite busy enough, I did a thing in the last week. I decided to do a podcast and am working on producing the first episode. The podcast shares the same name as this blog and will focus on my writing process, writerly adventures and the like. I want this to focus more on the internal experience of being a writer as opposed to being a place to get tips on craft and publishing. Look for the “Write & Rise” podcast soon on all the major podcasting platforms.
Aside from working on the podcast, I’ve started editing my next book on grief. I’m going slowly on this, so this part may not be completed until the fall. I am in no hurry to get this book out in the world just yet.
Check back in a week or so to see how my digital fast is going.
Write & Rise, friends!
