I started using my phone again today (it's internet feature), and I've missed the ease of access to news, status updates, and general information gathering. During the period where I was unable to use media, I felt alone an naked during the first couple days. The lack of internet and news gathering of current events left me feeling barren and I filled the time by moving my focus on to other things. Instead of browsing the internet on my phone, I would read a book (Wheel of Time) in between classes while I waited. First I was happy about reading again, but then asked why I hadn't been reading for a while. It was easier in my mind to use my phone to just browse through the internet / play app games rather than opening a book and reading it. I subconsciously felt that reading (despite me reading a lot) took more effort than opening up my phone so therefore I didn't want to read because I wanted to take a break from work. This might sound weird, but I did not have a smart phone until this year and it also correlated to my lessening of reading. I think I'll just carry a book where ever I go from now on, I try to read instead of using my phone to browse through time.