2. Designate Tech-Free Times:
   Set specific hours in your day (e.g., an hour before bed or during meals) to be free of digital devices.
   For my digital detox, I decided to choose option 2, designating tech free times. I usually am on my phone periodically throughout the day, and I will use it if need be. I never find myself using my phone for a long period of time. However, this past weekend was thanksgiving, and I had the privilege of spending the holiday with my mom. I always have found our time together as being very important, so I saw this as the perfect opportunity to limit my screen time. I started off by turning my phone off while watching TV, eating meals, interacting with my friends, and more. I didn’t think much off this to be very challenging, as I almost always keep my phone away when I’m not supposed to have it out. I played a few board games with my mom cellphone free, and then we ate dinner together also cellphone free. I honestly didn’t notice that I didn’t have my phone with me, which was surprising because I sometimes feel as if I rely on it. But before bed, I decided to put up all my digital devices, and just relax. I did this before I went to bed every single night while I was home, and I noticed a huge improvement in my sleep schedule. Instead of grabbing my phone first thing in the morning, I headed downstairs to eat breakfast technology free. Overall, this was really the only thing I was surprised about experience wise. I actually plan to continue doing this when I go back home for Christmas break, and I am interested to see how it goes because I’ve done it before.

For the digital detox I choose to try out number 2 (Designate Tech-Free Times) I choose that option because I often find myself spending and expended amount of time on my phone on right before sleeping. This sometimes can have an effect on how much sleep I am getting, as it can take me a longer time to fall asleep when I do. I was very curious to see if staying off my phone an hour before I wanted to fall asleep would have an effect. I started this detox on Tuesday night and ended it on Saturday. Overall I would say that I saw a positive effect on my sleep. Although throughout the week, the times that I made it to bed would change. Even without being on my phone an for an hour, the time I went to bed would also effect how fast I fell asleep. Even with that, on most nights I would fall asleep much faster than I would originally. In the future I would like to continue to practice this detox because it is definitely a healthy practice. I can see this being beneficial for nights when I know I have an important day ahead of me and could use some better sleep. I am glad that I practiced this detox because it has made me realize that being on my phone before bed has a negative effect on the amount and quality of sleep I am getting.

I used option 4 for the digital detox, leaving my phone on do not disturb all day. I also only used my phone when I clearly intended to do something with it instead of just using it when I was bored. I chose this option because I am fine with the individual apps I use, more than just using my phone for 2 minutes when I get bored or whenit distracts me while I am doing something else. As a result, this was quite helpful and allowed me to focus more on work and other tasks. With this, I learnt how I can use my phone more productively and I should ask myself why I need to use my phone before I do, so that I make less of a habit out of using it when I have nothing better to do.

Storyboard Breez

This storyboard is just an outline of the way Im going about my final project. I was just brainstorming and jotted down topics to talk about. I didn’t really go too in depth because my podcast is gonna be more of a kind of improv way so it feels more authentic and less staged.

For my final project I will be making a podcast. This podcast will focus on how student athletes use social media along with other methods to get noticed by college recruiters and coaches. My focus audience will be high school athletes and parents who want to help their child fulfill their athletic and academic dreams. I plan on bringing in other student athletes to give their feedback and their recruitment experiences.