The Upcoming Fast

[j_cheney]

So, I'm planning on fasting someday soon. I read this interesting article The Longest Day* and found myself thinking that I should try that. Not as difficult for me as it is for some people, of course.

Here are the rules as proposed by the professor:
No television, computers, iPods or other MP3 devices, radio, video games, CD players, records or cellphones (or land lines) for 24 hours.

OK, I don't think I can give up the land-line--but incoming calls only. (I hardly ever use the phone anyway, so it's not as bad as it sounds) But everything else will go for one day. This also means no radio in the car, no radio at the gym, no going to Starbucks or stores where there are radios (which is pretty much all stores except for the garden section of Lowe's).

I'm just curious to see what I learn from it. I'm thinking about next Tuesday.

*I hope the link works.

Comments

[ellameena.livejournal.com]

My whole vacation was like that. I think I heard some radio a couple of times from other campsites, but in general I like being disconnected. It's very relaxing.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

That's what I'm hoping. I'm thinking I can do a lot of reading, as well as some pencil and paper writing for a change. I need that.

Perhaps I'll do it regularly...(if it doesn't kill me)

[janni.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we did this on our vacation too, save for the time we were actually in the city. But were completely unplugged something like 11 days.

Most of our vacations involve at most checking for phone messages once a day and nothing else, though. So this was only a small step from that. One of the points of a vacation is disengaging and getting away, for me.