Anticipation and 3 days reflection

My experiment that I chose to follow for a week is no cyber communication; use of phone or computers for communication. Before this experiment I would text my friends and family about topics that weren't important and were not substantial. They were filled with smiley faces and jokes and held no substance or brevity. Deciding to give up cyber communication was a choice I made because people were fine before the technology of texting was released so I should be fine without it. The first day was strange because I had to ignore texts, facebook posts, and instant messages from friends and sometimes familly. It didn't take much restraint to abstain from replying but I did feel bad for not replying to their messages. The next day, Wednesday, wasn't that bad at all. I would occasionally get the flashing light indicating that there was a new message which would in turn give me a feeling of sadness for not replying to their messages but it was miniscule.  On Thursday there were less flashing lights and less beeping sounds and it did not bother me at all. Today on Friday my phone still has those flashing lights and strange sounds but I do not feel obligated to reply or to feel regret for not replying to them. I spend less time looking at my phone for something to do rather than engage in actual human contact. I find it much more relaxing and entertaining to talk to someone rather than read their comments through a 2" screen. My experiment is not over yet and I will have to try to prolong cyber communication through the weekend.