Media Log

Media Log

Electronics have consumed our everyday lives in many aspects. We no longer have free time, if a person is bored or even if they are occupied, they will distract themselves by using technology. I conducted a five-day trail where I monitored every time I picked up my phone, or used my laptop.

The average time I spent on my phone and computer per day was about five and a half hours. On the weekend I used my electronics a lot more than I did in the week. I did not track how long I played video games or watched Netflix for, but as a guess I would say that would be another three hours per day. If you do the math, I am in school for eight hours a day. Now with that and the amount of technology I consume, it leaves me with eight hours to eat, shower, sleep, and drive anywhere. My life is being consumed by technology and maybe that is why I am only seeing my girlfriend everyday after school.

I have screen addiction, when I am not doing anything I am on my phone. I played mobile games for six hours in the five days. I am so distant from my world because I have fallen into what I like to call my electronic schedule.

Wake up, Snapchat.

During class, text and check email.

After class, Xbox and mobile games.

Before sleep Netflix on my Xbox.

During all of this I have a fifty-man soccer group chat that is very active. If I did not have soccer every day, I would not communicate with more than five to ten people. However, with seeing so many people everyday I feel it is necessary to communicate so much with my phone because I always want to be connected with my teammates and friends. I do not have a lot of spare time between homework, school, and soccer so I am constantly on my phone trying to see what is going on with the rest of my companions.

My electronic experience in the past five days also lead to people around me getting annoyed when I am on my phone or Xbox. People don’t tend to get bothered if I check my texts or emails, however if I spend a large majority of my time on my screens around others it becomes a problem.

I thought that if I used my phone sporadically instead of using my phone a couple times a day for longer periods of time I would be on it less and people would be less annoyed. This was not the case, I used my phone and laptop a lot more than I had hoped too and the frustration of others is still prevalent. My main problem is once I open my phone I than need to check all of my notifications. Thus, leading me to be on my phone more than I want.

My research has provided a great point for me as now I will try and limit how much I use my screens.

Below is the order in which I used my phone and what I used it for.

 

Days	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Media Used	Music Snapchat Music Homework Email Stocks Snapchat Blackboard YouTube Homework Phone Call Music Xbox Email Group chat Music Text Fantasy Football Email Snapchat Instagram Email Instagram Netflix	Snapchat Music Text Golf Clash Email Stocks Snapchat Text Homework Music Email Group Chat Text Fantasy Football Music Snapchat YouTube Stocks Snapchat Email Instagram Twitter Mixer Candy Crush Snapchat Netflix	Music Snapchat Email Stocks YouTube Music Email Text Group Chat Text Fantasy Football Golf Clash Instagram Photo App Made an Xbox video Email Candy Crush Snapchat Music Text Netflix	Fantasy Football Email Text Snapchat Homework Xbox Fantasy Football Golf Clash Fantasy Football Music Fantasy Football Group Chat Email Text Safari Search Homework Blackboard Snapchat Text Phone Call Instagram Email Netflix	Music Stocks Snapchat Email Homework Email Stocks Text Snapchat Stocks Fantasy Football Music Xbox Email Candy Crush Group chat Text Fantasy Football Email Text Snapchat Instagram Email Instagram Golf Clash Candy Crush Netflix
Total Time  on Screens	1:42	3:57	3:37	8:03	4:17
Notifications per day	219	246	148	332	215
Social Networking  time per day	45 mins	1:13	1:07	2:36	1:09

 

Here is the Xbox video I made along with some memes that I shared with my friends through Instagram in the past days.