I have arranged to meet a friend of mine Wouter I chose a nice cafe in town and
Wouter I chose a nice cafe in town and
Wouter I chose a nice cafe in town and I’m proud of myself for fighting this
I’m proud of myself for fighting this
I’m proud of myself for fighting this but without Google Maps but now that I’m
but without Google Maps but now that I’m
but without Google Maps but now that I’m standing in front of this building I
standing in front of this building I
standing in front of this building I realized that this most definitely
realized that this most definitely
realized that this most definitely cannot be a cafe and that there is no
cannot be a cafe and that there is no
cannot be a cafe and that there is no way that my friend Valtor will be able
way that my friend Valtor will be able
way that my friend Valtor will be able to recognize this place so reach into my
to recognize this place so reach into my
to recognize this place so reach into my bucket but it’s empty because I’m taking
bucket but it’s empty because I’m taking
bucket but it’s empty because I’m taking part in an experiment a digital detox a
part in an experiment a digital detox a
part in an experiment a digital detox a week without my mobile phone and
week without my mobile phone and
week without my mobile phone and computer I was born in the year 1997 the
computer I was born in the year 1997 the
computer I was born in the year 1997 the same year that a Dutch engineer invented
same year that a Dutch engineer invented
same year that a Dutch engineer invented Wi-Fi and the same year that Google was
Wi-Fi and the same year that Google was
Wi-Fi and the same year that Google was founded and now 20 years later we can’t
founded and now 20 years later we can’t
founded and now 20 years later we can’t imagine her life without Google and
imagine her life without Google and
imagine her life without Google and people worldwide are always looking for
people worldwide are always looking for
people worldwide are always looking for an internet connection to get online I
an internet connection to get online I
an internet connection to get online I have my first social media page on a
have my first social media page on a
have my first social media page on a desk a media platform called hives when
desk a media platform called hives when
desk a media platform called hives when I was 11 I had my first smartphone when
I was 11 I had my first smartphone when
I was 11 I had my first smartphone when I was 12 and by the age of 15 I already
I was 12 and by the age of 15 I already
I was 12 and by the age of 15 I already had a Facebook Twitter snapchat and
had a Facebook Twitter snapchat and
had a Facebook Twitter snapchat and Instagram account I was continuously
Instagram account I was continuously
Instagram account I was continuously engaging with my hundreds of followers
engaging with my hundreds of followers
engaging with my hundreds of followers and I can remember vividly how proud are
and I can remember vividly how proud are
and I can remember vividly how proud are lucky I felt when I reached the number
lucky I felt when I reached the number
lucky I felt when I reached the number 25 thousand tweets I grew up with the
25 thousand tweets I grew up with the
25 thousand tweets I grew up with the idea that it’s normal to be constantly
idea that it’s normal to be constantly
idea that it’s normal to be constantly online and to share your entire life
online and to share your entire life
online and to share your entire life with unknown others a dear friend asked
with unknown others a dear friend asked
with unknown others a dear friend asked me so shall we meet before or after your
me so shall we meet before or after your
me so shall we meet before or after your digital detox did this mean that I would
digital detox did this mean that I would
digital detox did this mean that I would vanish from the face of the earth for a
vanish from the face of the earth for a
vanish from the face of the earth for a week how was I supposed to manage that
week how was I supposed to manage that
week how was I supposed to manage that week and am I going to get withdrawal
week and am I going to get withdrawal
week and am I going to get withdrawal symptom
symptom
symptom there was only one way to find out for
there was only one way to find out for
there was only one way to find out for the first time ever I was stepping out
the first time ever I was stepping out
the first time ever I was stepping out if he ditched the world together with my
if he ditched the world together with my
if he ditched the world together with my fellow students who are also taking a
fellow students who are also taking a
fellow students who are also taking a course from the villain academia at this
course from the villain academia at this
course from the villain academia at this a universe that I’m sure done I handed
a universe that I’m sure done I handed
a universe that I’m sure done I handed my mobile phone and computer in five
my mobile phone and computer in five
my mobile phone and computer in five minutes everything had been locked away
minutes everything had been locked away
minutes everything had been locked away and I thought to myself this went way
and I thought to myself this went way
and I thought to myself this went way too fast
too fast
too fast suddenly I’m left empty-handed when I
suddenly I’m left empty-handed when I
suddenly I’m left empty-handed when I got home I sue Adam being able to shake
got home I sue Adam being able to shake
got home I sue Adam being able to shake this nervous feeling in my stomach and
this nervous feeling in my stomach and
this nervous feeling in my stomach and it was really starting to annoy me
it was really starting to annoy me
it was really starting to annoy me because how was I supposed to keep
because how was I supposed to keep
because how was I supposed to keep everybody up to date about all the fun
everybody up to date about all the fun
everybody up to date about all the fun things that are going on in my life
three days later we were celebrating my
three days later we were celebrating my dad’s birthday at the cool circle about
dad’s birthday at the cool circle about
dad’s birthday at the cool circle about Amsterdam and I feel ashamed to reveal I
Amsterdam and I feel ashamed to reveal I
Amsterdam and I feel ashamed to reveal I said now we’re standing in front of this
said now we’re standing in front of this
said now we’re standing in front of this building I feel my hands tingling
building I feel my hands tingling
building I feel my hands tingling because I know they want to take a
because I know they want to take a
because I know they want to take a picture I feel like a junkie who doesn’t
picture I feel like a junkie who doesn’t
picture I feel like a junkie who doesn’t know how to deal with the feeling of
know how to deal with the feeling of
know how to deal with the feeling of emptiness whenever your addiction is out
emptiness whenever your addiction is out
emptiness whenever your addiction is out of reach but the longer were inside the
of reach but the longer were inside the
of reach but the longer were inside the coma I get when we have found our
coma I get when we have found our
coma I get when we have found our receipts I look around me and I see
receipts I look around me and I see
receipts I look around me and I see flash after flash from cameras it
flash after flash from cameras it
flash after flash from cameras it surprises me so many people with a
surprises me so many people with a
surprises me so many people with a scream in between them and a beautiful
scream in between them and a beautiful
scream in between them and a beautiful location we are in and when a choir came
location we are in and when a choir came
location we are in and when a choir came onstage things steadily fell into place
onstage things steadily fell into place
onstage things steadily fell into place I was so happy that my face wasn’t
I was so happy that my face wasn’t
I was so happy that my face wasn’t obscured by my mobile phone I’m actually
obscured by my mobile phone I’m actually
obscured by my mobile phone I’m actually there and it seemed to me that I could
there and it seemed to me that I could
there and it seemed to me that I could hear and see more of what is going on
hear and see more of what is going on
hear and see more of what is going on around me it might be that my senses are
around me it might be that my senses are
around me it might be that my senses are actually functioning better without my
actually functioning better without my
actually functioning better without my phone present and then I realized that
phone present and then I realized that
phone present and then I realized that this was because
this was because
this was because I’m now not focusing on the question
I’m now not focusing on the question
I’m now not focusing on the question what will others think of this later
what will others think of this later
what will others think of this later instead I was focusing on the question
instead I was focusing on the question
instead I was focusing on the question how do I feel about this right now
the digital detox has made me realize
the digital detox has made me realize that I was continuously looking for
that I was continuously looking for
that I was continuously looking for affirmation affirmation for who I am
affirmation affirmation for who I am
affirmation affirmation for who I am what I do and how I look and that this
what I do and how I look and that this
what I do and how I look and that this affirmation was measured in the amounts
affirmation was measured in the amounts
affirmation was measured in the amounts of likes received but because of the
of likes received but because of the
of likes received but because of the detox I now know that a huge amount of
detox I now know that a huge amount of
detox I now know that a huge amount of Lights is not what makes us more real or
Lights is not what makes us more real or
Lights is not what makes us more real or better or nicer we take our phones
better or nicer we take our phones
better or nicer we take our phones everywhere we go it’s the first thing we
everywhere we go it’s the first thing we
everywhere we go it’s the first thing we reach for in the morning and it’s the
reach for in the morning and it’s the
reach for in the morning and it’s the last thing we look up before we go to
last thing we look up before we go to
last thing we look up before we go to bed and I travel a lot by train and I
bed and I travel a lot by train and I
bed and I travel a lot by train and I usually play this game with myself I’ve
usually play this game with myself I’ve
usually play this game with myself I’ve got that the eye contact game I try to
got that the eye contact game I try to
got that the eye contact game I try to leave people straight in the eye but
leave people straight in the eye but
leave people straight in the eye but even in a crowded train
even in a crowded train
even in a crowded train I hardly ever succeed because everybody
I hardly ever succeed because everybody
I hardly ever succeed because everybody is too busy staring at their mobile
is too busy staring at their mobile
is too busy staring at their mobile devices when I got home after the chill
devices when I got home after the chill
devices when I got home after the chill detox I immediately deleted my snapchat
detox I immediately deleted my snapchat
detox I immediately deleted my snapchat and Instagram account because I didn’t
and Instagram account because I didn’t
and Instagram account because I didn’t want to be regulated by it anymore and I
want to be regulated by it anymore and I
want to be regulated by it anymore and I thought to myself if I don’t do this now
thought to myself if I don’t do this now
thought to myself if I don’t do this now my phone habits will remain the same but
my phone habits will remain the same but
my phone habits will remain the same but after a few weeks the social media pages
after a few weeks the social media pages
after a few weeks the social media pages started to pull me in again and I again
started to pull me in again and I again
started to pull me in again and I again made an Instagram page I read something
made an Instagram page I read something
made an Instagram page I read something about the attention economy taste what I
about the attention economy taste what I
about the attention economy taste what I was doing right now by reselling
was doing right now by reselling
was doing right now by reselling Instagram it’s exactly what the products
Instagram it’s exactly what the products
Instagram it’s exactly what the products and our phones wants us to do I had
and our phones wants us to do I had
and our phones wants us to do I had gained so many wonderful insights and I
gained so many wonderful insights and I
gained so many wonderful insights and I still downloaded another one of these
still downloaded another one of these
still downloaded another one of these apps but these big companies are
apps but these big companies are
apps but these big companies are fighting for our attention they want
fighting for our attention they want
fighting for our attention they want more clicks more likes
more clicks more likes
more clicks more likes and moreit’s old habits die hard and the
and moreit’s old habits die hard and the
and moreit’s old habits die hard and the same goes for addictions and I felt I
same goes for addictions and I felt I
same goes for addictions and I felt I needed courage a tremendous amount of
needed courage a tremendous amount of
needed courage a tremendous amount of courage to even start a digital detox
courage to even start a digital detox
courage to even start a digital detox and in the end to face the truth about
and in the end to face the truth about
and in the end to face the truth about my addiction but my professor has always
my addiction but my professor has always
my addiction but my professor has always told me what has been learned by
told me what has been learned by
told me what has been learned by repetition can also be unlearned by
repetition can also be unlearned by
repetition can also be unlearned by repetition and a few weeks ago I can
repetition and a few weeks ago I can
repetition and a few weeks ago I can deleted my Instagram account I feel I
deleted my Instagram account I feel I
deleted my Instagram account I feel I don’t need it anymore and I don’t want
don’t need it anymore and I don’t want
don’t need it anymore and I don’t want it to be a part of my life and right now
it to be a part of my life and right now
it to be a part of my life and right now I would like to challenge you my wish
I would like to challenge you my wish
I would like to challenge you my wish for you is to get lost – like I did
for you is to get lost – like I did
for you is to get lost – like I did before I finally found my friend Wouter
before I finally found my friend Wouter
before I finally found my friend Wouter 30 minutes after discovering that the
30 minutes after discovering that the
30 minutes after discovering that the cafe we were supposed to met didn’t
cafe we were supposed to met didn’t
cafe we were supposed to met didn’t exist lose your friends and lose track
exist lose your friends and lose track
exist lose your friends and lose track of time and Direction show up at your
of time and Direction show up at your
of time and Direction show up at your friend’s doorsteps unannounced without
friend’s doorsteps unannounced without
friend’s doorsteps unannounced without texting them first and find that secret
texting them first and find that secret
texting them first and find that secret cafe that doesn’t exist in google map
cafe that doesn’t exist in google map
cafe that doesn’t exist in google map shed later on their program there will
shed later on their program there will
shed later on their program there will be some time for drinks and I invite you
be some time for drinks and I invite you
be some time for drinks and I invite you to take out your phone because many of
to take out your phone because many of
to take out your phone because many of you will develop your reach for their
you will develop your reach for their
you will develop your reach for their phones so take out your phone and turn
phones so take out your phone and turn
phones so take out your phone and turn it off so no switch it to silent mode
it off so no switch it to silent mode
it off so no switch it to silent mode but really turn it off let’s play the
but really turn it off let’s play the
but really turn it off let’s play the icons get eye contact game all together
icons get eye contact game all together
icons get eye contact game all together and then realize that you do exist even
and then realize that you do exist even
and then realize that you do exist even more than ever thank you
more than ever thank you
more than ever thank you [Applause]
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