tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post1696640076839274783..comments2023-04-13T10:45:46.763-04:00Comments on My Brain on Books: Screen-Free Week is Over (Whew!)Joanne R. Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-33388835941303798832014-05-19T20:16:57.027-04:002014-05-19T20:16:57.027-04:00Good luck, Jessica!Good luck, Jessica!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-31644602799367615172014-05-19T20:16:37.289-04:002014-05-19T20:16:37.289-04:00Ha ha, DL! It's tough, but you could do it if ...Ha ha, DL! It's tough, but you could do it if you tried.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-45757634750956705902014-05-16T19:44:36.367-04:002014-05-16T19:44:36.367-04:00Good for you! I think I may need to try this next ...Good for you! I think I may need to try this next year :)Jessica Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916560941871741885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-67321605360726310352014-05-16T18:36:45.802-04:002014-05-16T18:36:45.802-04:00They'd have to invent some sort of patch for m...They'd have to invent some sort of patch for me to quit! :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-73346978268748052282014-05-14T13:26:57.757-04:002014-05-14T13:26:57.757-04:00I don't normally watch much other than Jeopard...I don't normally watch much other than Jeopardy, Sherrie. My husband, of course, had to watch the hockey playoffs... But yes, writing and working on a screen is part of life. And I didn't want to sort through hundreds of emails either; that's why I allowed myself the twice a day email check. But I managed to avoid playing games on my phone. :) Bet you could too if you tried!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-72778468376294116892014-05-14T13:23:50.166-04:002014-05-14T13:23:50.166-04:00Ah, Stephanie, you're a Jeopardy fan! Yay! I w...Ah, Stephanie, you're a Jeopardy fan! Yay! I watched a few and managed to catch up on the rest (I'm thankful for the DVR).Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-6620433694622040742014-05-13T23:26:14.518-04:002014-05-13T23:26:14.518-04:00It sounds like you did a great job staying virtual...It sounds like you did a great job staying virtually screen free! Writing definitely needed to be done, so that wasn't breaking any rules. :) Awesome that you got more walks in. I am loving Jeopardy this week (and last week). I hope you were able to catch up on the episodes you missed. <br />~StephanieDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-84418549112880191522014-05-13T22:10:48.584-04:002014-05-13T22:10:48.584-04:00I don't watch tv except for when my husband tu...I don't watch tv except for when my husband turns it on, but I work on my computer, I write on my computer -- it would be impossible for me to follow in the strictest sense of the challenge. Plus the thought of having to sift through all that email at the end of the week would kill me!! And I'd miss solitaire on my phone when I'm waiting in line :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-80369079544318409762014-05-13T16:31:30.693-04:002014-05-13T16:31:30.693-04:00Good point, Susan. I try to visit each form of soc...Good point, Susan. I try to visit each form of social media once a week. For instance, I visit blogs on Monday, Twitter on Thursday (because of #mglitchat). It doesn't always work that way -- sometimes I'm on Facebook or Twitter two or three times in one week, but if that happens I try to make my visits short!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-39552445214298756682014-05-13T15:23:58.105-04:002014-05-13T15:23:58.105-04:00No thank you, I don't want to try it! Though i...No thank you, I don't want to try it! Though if a person thinks they are spending too much time on Facebook, Twitter, etc., I think it would make sense for them to think how they could reduce their use in an ongoing way. (I don't believe in diets either, btw, just in making healthy changes that are sustainable.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-72536115982185884842014-05-13T14:28:48.877-04:002014-05-13T14:28:48.877-04:00Yay! How great that you tried it. Even a partial w...Yay! How great that you tried it. Even a partial week's break from the internet has got to be relaxing. Glad you got something positive out of it.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-52955702900310731162014-05-12T23:38:33.878-04:002014-05-12T23:38:33.878-04:00I was inspired to try this after you posted this l...I was inspired to try this after you posted this last week! I did a modified version, so I could still blog. I went offline for most of Thursday-Sunday, but did check email as you did. I felt so much more peaceful and present last week. It was like a vacation. :)Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13139361928785566916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-64124877550723528842014-05-12T21:35:05.329-04:002014-05-12T21:35:05.329-04:00Thanks, Deb!Thanks, Deb!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-67870303954987546342014-05-12T21:34:50.643-04:002014-05-12T21:34:50.643-04:00Hope you do give it a try, Andrea. It's harder...Hope you do give it a try, Andrea. It's harder than you think!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-1157627899572007962014-05-12T21:29:21.885-04:002014-05-12T21:29:21.885-04:00congrats on making it through and...WELCOME BACK!congrats on making it through and...WELCOME BACK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-76181378110638522942014-05-12T21:07:03.217-04:002014-05-12T21:07:03.217-04:00Sounds like you did well. I think I should try thi...Sounds like you did well. I think I should try this in the summer. I'm always online! Andrea Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250681746122381149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-62858120654335800122014-05-12T20:24:08.280-04:002014-05-12T20:24:08.280-04:00Thanks, Michael. Most TV shows are of such poor qu...Thanks, Michael. Most TV shows are of such poor quality that giving up TV is no problem. But yeah, the internet is here to stay. Except when there's a power outage and your smart phone battery dies... Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-15817246350835579552014-05-12T20:21:01.990-04:002014-05-12T20:21:01.990-04:00Suzanne, I would say most jobs today involve some ...Suzanne, I would say most jobs today involve some form of screen use, so we'd all be excused for that reason. And I neglected to say in my post that Screen-Free Week is mainly aimed at families with young children. Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-42717133484014990702014-05-12T20:19:42.387-04:002014-05-12T20:19:42.387-04:00Barbara, I knew going into this that I'd have ...Barbara, I knew going into this that I'd have to continue to check my email and occasionally answer something that had to be answered right away. But there was a time not long ago when I could get away without even looking at email for a week at a time. Not anymore!Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-1125619354391847472014-05-12T20:18:06.976-04:002014-05-12T20:18:06.976-04:00Faith, this is so true. If we can stay away from t...Faith, this is so true. If we can stay away from those time sucking things, we can accomplish so much more -- she says, as she spends hours on Blogger today :).Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-79133622991248116472014-05-12T16:37:27.688-04:002014-05-12T16:37:27.688-04:00Well done! Like most others, missing a TV show wou...Well done! Like most others, missing a TV show would not have been a hardship--but my beloved internet... yikes! I think, to succeed in this, I'd have to retreat to the mountains where there wasn't a snowball's chance of finding wifi. And no electronic plug-ins. In fact, no electricity. Then I'd be a winner ;)Michael G-Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947421844294471304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-6147538853616084362014-05-12T15:37:18.257-04:002014-05-12T15:37:18.257-04:00Since my secondary profession (after writer) is co...Since my secondary profession (after writer) is content editor, this wouldn't be an option for me without a whole lot of cheating. However, I love the idea in principal and find that 'screen minimizing' works well, too. Bravo on leading the way in this!Suzanne Warrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141459404743769260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-57736990212765939412014-05-12T10:42:12.157-04:002014-05-12T10:42:12.157-04:00Sounds like you mostly made it -- some things you ...Sounds like you mostly made it -- some things you really can't avoid, like email. Other things, like tv and social media, yeah, those can go.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-618382988823255782014-05-12T10:39:24.190-04:002014-05-12T10:39:24.190-04:00Good for you! I didn't participate--but I did ...Good for you! I didn't participate--but I did take most of April off from internet-ty things. Life's so busy, and the internet and television are major time suckers. Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124298039392938540.post-88407831352120918542014-05-12T10:37:58.762-04:002014-05-12T10:37:58.762-04:00So true, Natalie. The internet is how we do everyt...So true, Natalie. The internet is how we do everything now, so it's nearly impossible not to use it. I even get my news from it, instead of from TV. Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.com