When I talk to people about it, I also say the first two weeks were certainly the hardest! I spent a lot of time journaling—the first two weeks I journaled approximately 15,000 words.
Unfortunately, once I stopped doing the minimalism thing completely, I don’t think I’ve had any super obvious lasting effects. I do feel more confident talking to strangers, and with not checking my phone for long periods of time during social interactions. But I unfortunately don’t have less attachment to technology in a grander sense.
I did something similar last year for ~2.5 months or so. I never finished my write-up of after, but here’s my before:
https://sayler.substack.com/p/on-living-with-intentionality-im
When I talk to people about it, I also say the first two weeks were certainly the hardest! I spent a lot of time journaling—the first two weeks I journaled approximately 15,000 words.
Unfortunately, once I stopped doing the minimalism thing completely, I don’t think I’ve had any super obvious lasting effects. I do feel more confident talking to strangers, and with not checking my phone for long periods of time during social interactions. But I unfortunately don’t have less attachment to technology in a grander sense.