{"id":21257,"date":"2014-09-15T12:11:49","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T16:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=21257"},"modified":"2014-09-16T12:59:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T16:59:58","slug":"denying-distraction-turning-off-your-cellphone-for-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2014\/09\/15\/denying-distraction-turning-off-your-cellphone-for-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Denying Distraction: Turning Off Your Cellphone for Class"},"content":{"rendered":"I am the first person to admit that I have a problem. More accurately, an addiction.\r\n\r\nMy name is Rachael and I am addicted to my cell phone.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nNot in the unhealthy \u201cI\u2019m going to cry if my cell phone dies in public\u201d kind of addicted, but more along the lines of \u201cI check instagram every 15 minutes and update my snapchat story too much to be normal.\u201d\r\n\r\n
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So you're saying it's not okay to take multiple selfies on Snapchat during lecture...?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSo this year when I made my New School Year Resolutions, I decided to attempt something crazy. Something entirely out of my comfort zone. This year I am going to turn off my cell phone during every class and tutorial.\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nI think that we\u2019re all guilty of checking our phones during class. Especially in large lectures where it\u2019s so easy to hide our phone behind the computer screen. It becomes a safety blanket, something we can turn to when we\u2019re feeling bored or lonely. However once you start checking your phone it can be hard to stop, and before you know it the professor is onto an entirely new subject and you have no idea what you\u2019ve missed.\r\n\r\nSo for this upcoming school year I\u2019ve decided to put away my phone.<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe first lecture was easy. My professor was funny and engaging, and being my first class of the year it was easy for me to pay attention. I wasn\u2019t once tempted to check my phone. This was the same for my second class, and even for my third.\r\n\r\nIt wasn\u2019t until my 4th day of school, in the first lecture that was more in-depth than just an introduction, that I felt the pull to check my phone. I didn\u2019t have anything specific I wanted to do - maybe just check if I have a text message or see if there\u2019s anything new on Instagram. But I persevered and kept my wandering attention focused on the lecture.\r\n\r\n
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Computer programs like iProcrastinate can help reduce distraction on your computer if your cell phone isn't the problem! (Click here to see more about this program)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nSo while my professor continued on about the importance of Socrates in Ancient Philosophy, I came to a profound realization. I wasn\u2019t checking my phone because I was bored or uninterested in my class. I was checking my phone because I was scared of what I was missing when I was in class.<\/strong> To be stereotypical, I was experiencing FOMO. (Fear of Missing Out)\r\n\r\nI wanted to check my phone in class because I didn\u2019t want to feel disconnected from the rest of the world, and equally so I didn\u2019t want others to think I was disconnected.\r\n\r\nIt was then that I made a second realization; I am a student. My life, and the lives of most of my friends, is spent in class. We should be disconnected from the rest of the world while we\u2019re there.\r\n\r\n
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On top of which, it's not like your teacher doesn't notice you're distracted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI\u2019ve had a few more classes since then, and I\u2019m proud to say that my phone has remained turned off in the bottom of my bag. Not only do I find myself much more engaged in the lecture, but it\u2019s made me realize how disrespectful it is to my professors and instructors. They\u2019re giving their full attention and time to the lecture, so I should be too.\r\n\r\nBut what do you think U of T? Do you check your phone during lecture, and if you do, do you think that it\u2019s okay? I want to hear your opinion, so leave it for me in the comments below! Until next week check out everything I\u2019m doing (when I\u2019m not in class) on twitter at @Rachael_UofT.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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