THE RULES

1.   No cell phone usage:

I buried my iPhone (under a pile of clothes), and will never use it again. The fact that I dropped it and rendered it useless before this experiment began is a testament to my dedication.

2.  limited internet use:

The accessibility of wifi presented a small problem. I'm just as accessible if I sit down at a cafe and open a laptop, right? No longer... Internet usage is limited to places where you would have had a dial-up connection in the good ole days. 

3.  No auxiliary texts, calls, or web searches: 

When out with friends, I can't ask that someone call or text someone else, request that they Google the answer to "why do dog paws smell like Fritos," or agree to let them uber us out of a sketchy block in Bushwick. 

*No project would be complete without an addendum. I do carry a flip phone for emergencies (calling 9-1-1 for a kitten stuck in tree, 4AM pizza deliveries, ketchup crises, vegan mayo mishaps, etc).