I always knew that I depended too much on my phone. 1 I didn' t know how much, so I decided to do this 2 to find out.
Every morning since I got a smart phone, I' ve used The Weather Forecast App to find out what to 3 . On the first morning I had to dress without guidance, but 4 I was able to guess that the day would be cold and foggy by looking out of my window.
I couldn' t know what time it was. I haven' t worn a 5 for more than a year, because my phone 6 the time. So I was late for 7 riends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to Palos Verdes. I was also 8 for my part-time job. And 9 , I couldn' t call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting places was harder, too. I got 10 because I couldn' t use the GPS on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot 11 because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while 12 my car.
But the number one trouble was not having my contact list. I forgot to write down my friends' and family members' phone numbers before I 13 the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn' t 14 my brother' s and my mum' s cell phone numbers. Oh, how I 15 to turn on the phone for just a second to look up phone numbers!
Even with all the problems, however, I found 16 not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This challenge was a（n） 17 learning experience. It surprised me how I' d taken no notice of even the 18 things like remembering phone numbers. We all should 19 some time to think about how we can depend 20 on our cell phones.
