Diary of a Gen Z Student: I went tech-free for two whole weeks, here's what happened

Imagine my confusion as my friend started discussing what a conclave consists of over lunch. Strange topic for a Thursday, I thought. Then I found out the Pope had died four days earlier and no one had informed me.

Jane Cowan: Did I wake up with nightmares about all of the Instagram reels I was missing? I’d rather not say. Picture: Moya Nolan

I recently declared that I was undertaking the challenge of going technology free for two weeks. A throw my phone in a drawer and relearn how to read an analogue clock kind of challenge. Well, the two weeks are up. And the results are in. 

Did I survive two weeks without knowing what my friends were eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Just about. Did I wake up with nightmares about all of the Instagram reels I was missing? I’d rather not say.