00:00I feel like I'm saying bye to a couple of my friends.
00:02All right, social media free.
00:07Hey, I'm Emily Curl.
00:08I'm a video producer and host here at Refinery29,
00:10and I am attempting to do a week of no social media.
00:14I think the challenge is gonna be really hard for me,
00:17and I hate saying that, but I really do.
00:20I spend so much time scrolling.
00:24Even the first thing I do when I wake up
00:25is scroll through social media
00:28to honestly even get my news.
00:29Or I even think about the awkward times
00:31when you're waiting for a coffee or in an elevator
00:33where you're idly standing there.
00:35I'm just gonna be there, chilling, hanging, you know?
00:39To dive headfirst into this challenge,
00:41I'm actually gonna go ahead and schedule a date
00:43with one of my best friends who lives in New York.
00:46Invisible is perfect for this
00:47because it uses Verizon's 4G, LTE network, and unlimited data,
00:51so I can video call all that I want
00:53while I'm off social media this week.
00:55Kev!
00:57How's it going?
00:58You're not gonna believe this.
00:59I opted in for a challenge to do a week of no social media.
01:04I really want us to find time to connect in the real world,
01:08phones away, spending time together.
01:10I'm very down for that.
01:12I'm also interested to see if you can handle this challenge.
01:14I'm also very interested to see.
01:17So here I am, waiting on the Vader, ready to go downstairs.
01:22Oh!
01:24I'm not sure what to do with my hands.
01:31Okay, so day one is almost over, and so far so good.
01:34I mean, truly it's only been one day, so I can survive.
01:37Because we work in the entertainment industry,
01:39I always have like a million tabs open,
01:41and a lot of those include my favorite social media sites.
01:44So I haven't had those open today.
01:45So, so far, so good.
01:47So today when I woke up, it was the first day I noticed,
01:49like, okay, my phone looks a little different,
01:51and naturally I'd scroll to the second page,
01:53third icon was one of my favorite social media apps.
01:56Today it was not there.
01:58But what was nice about this is there's a few other apps
02:01that I love and use that I feel like kind of came to the forefront.
02:05So for instance, I have a daily devotional app that I use
02:08that I was able to like take time to really like read today on the subway,
02:11and also podcasts.
02:14Having a moment to put my phone in my pocket
02:16and just like be idle with my hands and idle with my body
02:19and just like listen to a podcast I really love,
02:21I was able to take a step back and just sort of relax.
02:24Now I'm going to meet up with my friend Kev
02:26and we're going to have some good quality time
02:28and maybe a couple drinks.
02:31All right, we are checking in from dinner, Kev.
02:33Cheers.
02:34Cheers, baby. I'm so excited to be here with you.
02:35It feels so good.
02:36Hey, I have to say, I snapped this picture earlier.
02:39No.
02:40So I am going to post that,
02:41but then as soon as I do that I'm putting my phone away.
02:44Honestly, I'm sad.
02:46You can post it in a week.
02:47TBC.
02:48Cheers.
02:48Cheers.
02:49I am normally not a morning person,
02:51but I had so much more time because I wasn't actually laying in my bed
02:54just scrolling through my social apps today.
02:56My little sister Sam actually just moved to the city,
02:59so I'm excited to spend some time with her.
03:01I'm never normally like up and at them this much,
03:03but I'm just like not ready to go to work now.
03:05I know.
03:08Nothing like a good old morning.
03:10My little sister Sammy.
03:11This is our time.
03:12We're going to talk.
03:13We're going to hang.
03:14All of that good stuff.
03:15What do you think Sammy?
03:15Oh, I love it.
03:16Couldn't ask for more.
03:18My girl.
03:19So it's Wednesday, the middle of the week.
03:21Last night I ended up having dinner with my friend Kev,
03:23which was so fun.
03:24We ended up taking the cutest picture in the snow by the Manhattan Bridge
03:28and it took everything in me not to post it,
03:30but I'm actually pretty proud of myself.
03:32I feel like it's been so far so good.
03:38Enjoying the park.
03:40Looking at a few squirrels.
03:41So I wanted to like call and just check in and see how things are going.
03:46Really going hard with the text again.
03:48So it's day four.
03:49The challenge is almost officially wrapped up.
03:52So the only tricky part about this week is today is my big improv shows.
03:57So I think tonight would be one of those nights that I would really want to be on social media.
04:01But all of that to say,
04:02I think it's just going to enhance the actual experience when we get there.
04:06Alright guys, my elevator is here.
04:08I'm getting ready to get an improv show.
04:10Literally be thinking about me and send me good thoughts tonight.
04:13I'm so nervous, but I'll let you know how it goes.
04:19Alright, it's the night of the show.
04:21I am so excited.
04:22We are getting ready to go on stage.
04:24I'm feeling really nervous, but I'm really looking forward to this.
04:27And I think it's going to be such a blast.
04:29I'll keep you guys posted how it is.
04:30And you know I'll be taking some photos.
04:31I just won't be sharing them.
04:32But maybe I'll share later.
04:34It's day five.
04:34I made it the end of the challenge.
04:36I can't believe it's already here.
04:38Last night was my improv show.
04:39So I'm really excited to share that with you guys.
04:41It's probably going to be my first post going into the weekend.
04:43So look out for that.
04:44Honestly, it seems like the time really flew by.
04:46And I have to say I really enjoyed this week.
04:49Having time apart from social media was really good for me because I think it sort of established
04:52this barrier of, oh wait, I can live my life and still enjoy it just as much without sharing
04:57it with everyone else all the time.
04:59So I would say the challenge was definitely a success and definitely something that I'd
05:02try again.
05:03Visible was a great partner to have on this challenge.
05:05It was nice to take time to reconnect with myself doing things that I love and seeing
05:09people I love.
05:10I think just reintroducing little small things into your life to create a longevity of balance
05:15and good habits are really important and this is a really good way to start that.
05:18is a great guy.
05:18It's a great guy.
05:18I mean, you know, I would have the advantage of you in the life of this game.
