I always knew that I depended too much on my phone. But I didn't know how much, so I decided to do this 1 to find out.
Every morning since I got a smart phone, I've used The Weather Forecast App to find out what to 2 . On the first morning, I had to dress without guidance, but thankfully 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 3 for more than a year, because my phone 4 the time. So I was late for 5 friends who had been on the bus for two hours from Santa Monica to PalosVerdes. I was also delayed for my part-time job. And 6 I couldn't call people to tell them that I was running late.
Getting to places was harder, too. I got 7 because I couldn't use the GPS on my phone. My driving, though, got a lot 8 because I no longer had my phone in one hand checking directions while 9 with the other.
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 10 the challenge. It was sad to realize that I couldn't 11 their cellphone numbers. Oh, how I 12 to turn on the phone for just a second to look up theirs!
Even with all the problems, however, I found 13 not worrying about missing a text message or an e-mail.
This challenge was an unbelievable learning experience. It surprised me how I'd taken no notice of even the 14 things like remembering phone numbers. We all should 15 some time to think about how we can depend less on our cellphones.