Friday Morning – Any town USA.

Wake.… to the cell phone alarm.
Scroll, to check messages, weather, social media feeds. All three of them.
Brew coffee. Scroll.
Drink coffee. Scroll.

Drive to work “connected”, listening to a podcast. from your phone.
Check the traffic.
On our phone.

Arrive at the office.

 

Enter the  cubicle, log in on your work computer.
Work. On your computer.
Emails dont pile pile up…
You immediately respond.
Interruptions abound from your phone.
Its a friend, texting, from a cubical.
SSDC (Same Shit, Different Cubicle).

Work is now you , with your computer in a softly padded prison.

Lunch Time!
Order take out, delivered, from your phone.
Mindlessly scroll till lunch is delivered.
Eat, scrolling.
With your co-workers- scrolling.

Afternoon Break.
Scroll.

Work the rest of the day (same as morning, just more tired).

5PM… Log off.
 Wonder why your so tired?
Google “fatigue ” as you walk to your car…head down.

Get in car, plug in phone (needs charge after its long day- the difference is IT RECEIVES IT).
Drive home, in traffic, pissed off that Google didnt redirect you?!

Stream a podcast about how to beat fatigue.
(Too wiped to adsorb the information).

Arrive home.
Order take out …on your phone ..(too tired to cook).
Download the new food app for 15 percent off.
Click “I AGREE”.
AGAIN.

Exhausted.
Must “Veg”.
Watch a Netflix movie, then another, another (Binge on Movies).
Have a beer to chill, then another, another (Binge on Corona’s).

Bedtime.
Lay in bed.
Search “10 signs your an alcoholic”.
Scroll FB…. see that your “friends” have plans this weekend.
Feel jealous.
Fall asleep watching a video about time management.

Saturday Morning
Wake to a text (no alarm, its Saturday).
Still in bed, scroll to see the posts of your “friends” amazing Friday night.
Feel FOMO but unconsciously click “like”.
Log into your next Social Media Acct.

See the “Im not a Robot” box.

Pause.

Feel a chill.

Your frozen.

And for the first time-….really question your truthful response to this omnipresent question.

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Welcome to the R3volkution.
(You are NOT alone!)

-Scott