Day 26- Bored and brilliant challenge

Work has become far more strict and because of this I've had to resort to sneaking In a Skype message or listening to podcasts which on the contrary has been pretty productive for my creative side.

With the silky smooth podcasters I've relearned to listen and there even has been a challenge that has peaked my interest. On the "Note to self" podcast there is the "Bored and Brilliant." Challenge

The idea is that there is beauty and potential in allowing your mind to wander and to declutter all of the noise in the Internet atmosphere .

Day 1- turn off all notifications and keep your phone in your pocket/ bag

Day 2- don't take any photos 

Day 3- delete the app that is draining your time ex: whatsapp, snapchat, skype, games etc. anything you don't need that doesn't help your business or make you efficient 

Day 4- Be radically present 

go off the grid for an hour 

And find an away message, let your Facebook folks know.

Day 5- go somewhere public and phone less and observe or people watch 

Day 6 - let your mind wander 

Okay, seems easy enough but for someone like me who works WITH phones this proves to be immensely challenging. My phone is my security blanket, the way I blog or interact with the world in a windowless lab.

Today is only day 1, immediately without the bings, dings and clings of my phone I felt less anxious. Less worried and I found myself on the couch, phone less and fully engrossed in a movie.

I haven't been able to do that in ages pawing for it like a crack addict and even now I've somehow been able to blog without music or some ambient noise in the background to distract me. 

It's behavior I have to unlearn and I even sometimes crack but I've never been so pumped for a challenge. So eager for something for myself.