To start things off I will begin
with my reflection on the media binge. All to be said in full honesty I didn’t
change anything in my daily life. I am at a high level of media intake on a
daily basis, and I think it’s safe to say I handle it responsibly. I’m studying
advertising, and as you probably know this major sculpts its students into
social media junkies so they are able to keep up with the fast moving nature of
this career. Therefore, the first half of my week consisted of numerous daily
Facebook and Instagram checks, music playing close to 24/7, keeping up to date
with CNN and local news and daily to hourly pop-ins on my five different
emails. I was always in front of two or three screens, and if you ask my
roommates, that is normal.
I enjoyed
the media binge. I do feel like I use the time I spend viewing media
semi-productively. Monday I spent about 2 hours on Google and Pinterest looking
for ways to improve my graphic design portfolio for one of my finals, and
Tuesday I spent a bulk of the afternoon reading photography blogs trying to
figure out the best way to market my photo page via Facebook. I spent little
time watching Netflix, but a large amount of time on social and Google as an
information hungry young professional trying to improve my advertising skills,
or to promote my personal business.
Moving on
to the media fast I wouldn’t say it was the worst thing, but it definitely
threw a curve ball into my daily routine. Yes, I was still very active on
social media for school and photography reasons, but I tried to limit it to
more necessary things. One of my main goals for the fast was to limit my time
on social media via my phone. I only got on Facebook, checked emails and used
Google when I was on my laptop. Granted I’m on my computer a good portion of
the day, I still weeded out the unnecessary Instagram checks while walking to
my car, and the mindless Snapchats to my friends.
To get
things straight, I do think there was a part of me that enjoyed the media fast.
It forced me to think about original things rather than fill my head with my
Facebook friend’s current events, BUT I was very distracted at the same time. I
constantly had to force myself to find an alternative way to receive
information. I was constantly trying to convince myself that what was on my
computer was not something I needed to know right here and now as I study for
my stats final. With some time I’m sure I could break that habit, so with
practice I think I would be able to enjoy the media fast a little more.
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