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I finally did my day without tech on May 31, three weeks late than originally planned<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Is It so Late<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ironically, the impossibility to do it earlier demonstrates how dependent I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the week, I had to at least have my phone turned on (in theory I can turn it off, but the idea of turning off the work phone on business days drives me crazy). Probably I can turn off all notifications and choose not to open any apps, and use it purely as a “phone”, but I don’t even trust myself to overcome the temptation. And as I work in tech, I rely on tech to conduct my day job. Aside from work, there’s nothing that can’t wait for at least a day even during the week. (It’s worth another post, but from now on I’ll never use the work phone for any personal matter, and it is essential for work life separation.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekends were full of activities, both planned and out of surprise. I was waiting for test results of my kitten’s potential fungal infection on the weekend of 05\/08 (Ironically, the doctor left us a message on 05\/09 afternoon, and as I called back, she already left office. So I only got in touch with her the Monday afterwards. In other words, it made no difference if I simply turned off my phone that weekend.) I purchased a new iPhone on the weekend of 05\/15, and I couldn’t procrastinate any longer as I was to return the work phone the week afterwards. But even if I bought the phone earlier and conducted the experiment that weekend, it would have been disrupted because of kitchen flooding and the need to contact emergency. Not to mention it’s Google Code Jam weekend. The weekend of 05\/22 would have been possible, but it’s my first weekend after leaving the job, so let me take a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekdays of 05\/24 were busier even though I was without a job. Meeting with contractors, dental (after a whole year of the pandemic), insurance related (and this revealed how working at big tech can create a bubble and comfort zone). Then it came to the weekend, but there was another vet appointment. So here it came 05\/31, memorial day and last day of May. I didn’t want to wait until June, so I forced myself to abandon all excuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n