Ranked 37th on the leaderboard. Last night at 11:30, I put my phone on silent.
I left it right beside my pillow, screen facedown. Every time I turned over, I had to check that it hadn’t lit up. I spent the whole night sleeping like I was keeping watch over a living thing that could call out at any moment.
When my alarm went off at seven, the first thing I did was turn the sound back on.
Then I sat on the edge of the bed and stared into space for a while, thinking: what kind of freedom is this? I put the lock on myself, and I’m holding the key, but either way, I’m the one stuck on both sides.
Now my phone’s face down on the desk, and I have to walk around it just to get work done.
Has anyone else ever deliberately kept their phone quiet all night?
I left it right beside my pillow, screen facedown. Every time I turned over, I had to check that it hadn’t lit up. I spent the whole night sleeping like I was keeping watch over a living thing that could call out at any moment.
When my alarm went off at seven, the first thing I did was turn the sound back on.
Then I sat on the edge of the bed and stared into space for a while, thinking: what kind of freedom is this? I put the lock on myself, and I’m holding the key, but either way, I’m the one stuck on both sides.
Now my phone’s face down on the desk, and I have to walk around it just to get work done.
Has anyone else ever deliberately kept their phone quiet all night?
