Anyone want to go on a Media Fast with me?
Pick a level of media fast
Level 1: Novice
No social media (no feeds; no Snapchat, no TikTok, no Instagram, etc.).
No news of any form; radio, online, etc.
No tv or movies or YouTube or video games or podcasts etc.
Yes to music. Yes to reading hardcopy (paper) items.
Yes to basic communication-type texting & emailing.
Spend 10+ minutes sitting in silence within the fasting time period.
Level 2: Accomplished practitioner
No social media (no feeds; no Snapchat, no TikTok, no Instagram, etc.).
No news of any form; radio, online, etc.
No tv or movies or YouTube or video games or podcasts, etc.
No music unless live people are producing it.
Yes to reading hardcopy (paper) items.
Yes to basic communication-type texting & emailing.
Yes to email and the sorts of electronic communications that are necessary for school/work.
Extra challenge: turn off your cell phone entirely for long stretches (during waking hours).
Spend 20+ minutes sitting in silence within the fasting time period.
Level 3: Hermit
No social media at all (no feeds; no Snapchat, no TikTok, no Instagram, etc.).
No news of any form; radio, online, etc.
No tv or movies or YouTube or video games or podcasts, etc.
No music unless live people are producing it.
No cell phone—turn it off for the entire fast.
Minimal email and the sorts of electronic communications that are necessary for school/work. Or maybe arrange things such that you can even take a break from your computer for your entire fast.
Spend 30+ minutes sitting in silence within the fasting time period.
Pick a time duration of media fast.
Fast for a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 48.
Pick a level of media fast
Level 1: Novice
No social media (no feeds; no Snapchat, no TikTok, no Instagram, etc.).
No news of any form; radio, online, etc.
No tv or movies or YouTube or video games or podcasts etc.
Yes to music. Yes to reading hardcopy (paper) items.
Yes to basic communication-type texting & emailing.
Spend 10+ minutes sitting in silence within the fasting time period.
Level 2: Accomplished practitioner
No social media (no feeds; no Snapchat, no TikTok, no Instagram, etc.).
No news of any form; radio, online, etc.
No tv or movies or YouTube or video games or podcasts, etc.
No music unless live people are producing it.
Yes to reading hardcopy (paper) items.
Yes to basic communication-type texting & emailing.
Yes to email and the sorts of electronic communications that are necessary for school/work.
Extra challenge: turn off your cell phone entirely for long stretches (during waking hours).
Spend 20+ minutes sitting in silence within the fasting time period.
Level 3: Hermit
No social media at all (no feeds; no Snapchat, no TikTok, no Instagram, etc.).
No news of any form; radio, online, etc.
No tv or movies or YouTube or video games or podcasts, etc.
No music unless live people are producing it.
No cell phone—turn it off for the entire fast.
Minimal email and the sorts of electronic communications that are necessary for school/work. Or maybe arrange things such that you can even take a break from your computer for your entire fast.
Spend 30+ minutes sitting in silence within the fasting time period.
Pick a time duration of media fast.
Fast for a minimum of 8 hours and a maximum of 48.