Living like a transcendentalist

I was not able to live like a transcendentalist during this past weekend, because I had a lot of things going on. On Friday, I was able to do some homework and went to the gym with my friend which we planned several days earlier. On Saturday I had an all day chess tournament event that I had to go to since I said I would two weeks prior to the event. On Sunday I had work from 12 to 8. It is disappointing not to be able to be involved in this interesting experiment.

Even though I didn't live like a transcendentalist this past weekend, I have had many cases before where I was without my phone for more than 24 hours. When this happened, I really felt out of touch with the world. Everytime I wanted to check the time I found myself looking through my pocket for my phone out of habit even though it wasn't there. This was bad because I found my self constantly asking my friends what time it was. This irritated my friends a lot at times. I mostly check the time to not be late to anywhere I have to be. I also could not call or text anyone so I was limited to Facebook on my computer. It worked out decently but not everyone has access to the Internet as much as to cellular bars so it was harder to contact those people. I had to ask people to contact other people just to get a hold of them.

All in all, it was definitely worse than having a phone. I don't think I'd be able to live without it for extended periods of time. I was restricted from a device I use daily to check the time, contact others, go on social media websites on the go, use apps, and much more. I would and will also try my best to always have my phone fully charged and ready to go with me at all times.