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Day 21 of 21

This is the last day of my 21 day consumption journal. It is February 6th. Today I only spend a total of 1 hour and 10 minutes on TikTok. I have noticed that my daily average is down since some of my previous posts. I have been very busy with homework, so I have a feeling it might be because of that. I have been really social lately, and homework has been my biggest stressor. The time spent on tik tok makes me feel good in the moment, and since this journal blog, I am caring less and less. I am appreciating time spent with others in the moment without any phone use, and I am appreciating the fact that I have something that is able to help me destress when I need it.

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Day 20 of 21

Today, February 5th, I woke up and went shopping with my family. It was my dads birthday, so I spent a lot of time with my parents and sister today! I woke up late and needed to rush to get ready, so I didn't eat breakfast or have much time to spend on TikTok. So far I have spent 18 minutes! That is my lowest in a hood while. I feel pretty good about how I can take time away from my phone and social media to be in the moment with the people around me!

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Day 19 of 21

Today, February 4th, I spent 1 hour on TikTok. Today was my recovery day and I was honestly expecting to have spent much more time on TikTok. I have been sleeping most of the day, and then went out to grab dinner with my boyfriend. I have also started to put in a lot of progress with the group project that I have to present on Tuesday. I was really productive yesterday with all of my homework, so I am feeling pretty good about my time spent today. I have been feeling stressed lately, and it makes me proud to think of how much I have been getting done with my schoolwork and still being social with my friends.

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Day 18 of 21

Today is February 3 and I have done homework all day. I have spent a little time on tik tok so far. Only about an hour. I'm currently at a party with my friends. We are having fun and the party is retro punk rock themed. I have had a lot of fun tonight and am slightly tipsy. Here are my be reals at the party!! I am having such a good time and I didn't use my phone at all. 10/10 good day

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Day 17 of 21

Today was a very busy day. I have been working really hard on homework because I have a ton of different assignments due on Monday and Tuesday. It's one of those weeks that all projects are due at the same time. It's been really stressful with portfolio review coming up, group presentation, and 2-3 other projects due at the same time. The only time I have been on TikTok today was when it was past midnight, breakfast, and now around dinner time for me. I hope I can continue to be productive, but I feel like I'm losing a lot of motivation. My social battery is definitely gone and I feel like I need to take a break from things. So far, I've only spent 1 hour and 19 minutes on TikTok, but I'm going to anticipate that it will go up to about 2 hours by the end of tonight.

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Day 16 of 21

Today, as of 8:30, I have spent 1 hour and 54 minutes on tik tok. I had one class cancel this morning, so I definitely spent more time on TikTok today. I have been busy with homework because portfolio review is coming up and I have a few project that are due in this next upcoming week. I am feeling pretty stressed out about it and I am doing my best to do things as they come. I have been going on tik tok more because I like the mindless aspect of it. It makes me forget about all of the things I need to do, which is a good and bad thing.

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Day 15 of 21

Today, January 31st, I have only spent 18 minutes on TikTok. I was super busy in school today so I didn't have any downtime. I got lunch with a friend, worked on homework, started on my web design project, and hung out with friends at the end of the night. I also dyed my hair! It felt good to spend time away from the phone and be in the moment.

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Day 14 of 21

Today, January 30th, I have only spent 1 hour and 9 minutes on TikTok. I feel like this is really low compared to some of my other higher numbers. I had school from 11-5 give or take. I was really social with my friends as well! I feel really good because I am making improvements with my friends!! I am much happier than I was when the semester started. The time spent on TikTok isn't mattering as much as I thought it would. I feel good about it as long as I did something good in the day!!

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Day 13 of 21

Today, January 29th, I spent a total of 1 hour and 51 minutes on TikTok. I woke up really late, had a big breakfast, and packed some things that I needed to bring home to my parents. I went to Burnsville because I was celebrating my dads early birthday and I needed to pick up some artwork for my portfolio review. I feel good about my time spent today because it was mostly in small chunks of free time that added up. I feel productive and happy today!

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Day 12 of 21

Today is Saturday and I didn't wake up until noon. It felt pretty good to sleep in. I managed to organize my shared freezer and fridge space and my pantry/cabinet space. I feel really good when I organize and have a clean space. I feel like it helps me focus on things and keep my mind calm. I always tell my self if I have a calm space I will keep calm. I have spent the entire day with my boyfriend, and we have gone shopping and are planning to watch a movie! So far today, I have spent only 1 hour and 33 minutes on TikTok. There have been days where I have spent less time, but since I feel I was extra productive, I am justifying the time spent today. I will update my total time by tomorrow in case I spend any more time on TikTok tonight!

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Day 11 of 21

I am writing this on January 28th because I forgot to post an update yesterday. I don't have school on Fridays and I usually use it as a day to get myself together. I didn't have much laundry, and I had gone to the grocery store earlier in the week and I didn't need to meal prep much. My school schedule has 3 1/2 hour breaks on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I usually get most of my homework done on those days. For January 27th, I spent 4 hours and 29 minutes on TikTok. I feel indifferent about it because I genuinely feel like I didn't have anything better to do with my time. I don't love spending that much time on my phone everyday, but sometimes it is hard when I don't have anything to do.

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Day 10 of 21

Test 1

I saw a picture of a lumpy, weird potato. I had to write down the first 4 words that came to my mind.

french fries

baked potato

idaho

five guys

Potato 1B 1-10 rating. 10/10 potato even though its lumpy. I think its different and cute and I would buy this. If my boyfriend said no to this potato I would be sad.

Potato 2B rating 1-10. 2/10 potato. It is just a potato without any character. It is boring and offers no creativity and uniqueness. I would look over it, but all small red potatoes kind of look the same. If it is a good potato for its category, I would buy.

However, if I had to buy one of the two, I would get 1B potato. It is probably cheaper and on sale because it looks defective. Also, I see myself buying both of these potatoes. I just feel more emotionally connected to potato 1B.

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Day 9 of 21

Today, January 25th, I spent a total time of 1 hour and 24 minutes on TikTok. I am feeling pretty good about this because I had a really busy school day. I woke up and went to a meeting about portfolio review, then I went to my typography class and then went on a class field trip to Studio On Fire, and then went to my web design class. After that, I went home, made dinner, and went to a soccer game. I haven't had much downtime today, so it makes me feel good about the time spent on TikTok today. I have noticed that my daily average has gone up since the start of this blog. I don't know how I feel about that quite yet. Overall, today was a good day!

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Day 8 of 21

Today, instead of doing my usual consumption post about TikTok, I am doing something that is related to the class. For this post, I am imagining myself in another person's situation. We talked about exchanging perspectives. For example, today I ate out with a new friend I made, if I were someone else, it may have been difficult to be able to afford that food. Putting myself in different perspectives teaches me to be humble, grateful, and appreciative of the things that I have. I am far more fortunate than I realize. For some, parents are getting older and may have different health conditions. I am lucky enough to have healthy and happy parents.

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Day 7 of 21

Today, January 23rd, I have spent the least amount of time on TikTok so far. As of 6:20pm, I have only spent 34 minutes on the app. I am pretty surprised! I have been very busy with school, friends, and evening plans, so I am anticipating this to be a successful day. I have gotten a lot of school stuff done, and I feel like I have made some really great connections with people at school. It made me really value the time spent with my friends at school. I was also able to notice how I was able to laugh and have fun without being distracted or on my phone. I know that seems like the bar is pretty low, but I have always felt like I am able to put my phone down, but I see it a lot in other people. Many people are glued to their phones, social media, and other digital platforms. It was nice to be in the moment with other people.

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Day 6 of 21

Today, January 22, is a Sunday. I did most of the things that needed to get done yesterday, so today was mostly filled with homework, watching TV, and getting ready for school the next day. As of 8:15pm, I have spent 2 hours and 57 minutes on TikTok. I feel slightly ashamed of this number because I think I could have found more productive things for me to do. At the same time, I am okay with it since I used a lot of mental brain power doing sketches for typography and working on a self-portrait. Sometimes when I work on creative projects, I can get really tired and drained from it. Because of that, I like the mindless aspect of going on TikTok.

Update: Total amount of time spent on TikTok ended up being 3 hours and 24 minutes. I am writing this the following day, and looking back and reading the amount of time, I am not feeling ashamed of it anymore.

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Day 5 of 21

Today, January 21st, I spent 2 hours and 7 minutes on TikTok. It is almost 8:00pm. Since it is Saturday, I spent a good majority of the day doing chores, homework and relaxing watching Netflix. I am feeling productive, and happy, and am not feeling stressed.

Update: The total amount of time spent on TikTok came out to be 4 hours and 1 minute. This number seems pretty high, and I feel slightly embarrassed over it, but in the grand scheme of things, it isn't that bad as I feel it could be.