Day by Daze

We live in a world that never stops scrolling. Every time we open our eyes, there’s a screen waiting for us full of updates, notifications, and noise. Actually, I didn’t plan this as a digital detox at first. I went to my village to celebrate Dussehra with my family a small place surrounded by mountains, greenery, and endless sky. I took the train, and the journey itself felt refreshing. Watching trees, rivers, and open fields pass by through the window reminded me how peaceful the world feels when you’re not rushing anywhere. When I arrived, the weather was magical fog covering the mountains, clouds moving slowly, and one morning, I even saw a rainbow stretching across the sky. I clicked a few photos of the mountains and the misty sky, but soon, the poor network made me put my phone away. That’s how my digital detox began unintentionally . With no social media, no notifications, and no online noise, I found myself living slower, calmer, and more connected to everything around me. ...

  Think about your day for a second. The first thing most of us reach for in the morning isn’t the newspaper - and honestly, not even coffee. It’s our phone. I didn’t question it. I just did it. Checking messages, scrolling through social media, setting alarms, sometimes even ordering breakfast somewhere along the way, my entire routine started revolving around one small device. It felt normal. Until one day, it didn’t. The Day I Forgot My Phone There was a morning when I left home without my phone on a day that actually mattered to me. No messages, no way to call anyone, and no GPS to check directions. I felt anxious, constantly worrying about how I would manage things and how the entire day would even go without my phone.That’s when it hit me how quietly my phone had become part of my daily life. It’s strange how smartphones didn’t suddenly take over. They slipped in slowly. At first, they were just for calls and texts. Then they became cameras. Then notebooks. Then entertainmen...