At first I asked that question also.. we disconnect every single week- Shabbos. Why do we need to now?
the difference here is: 1. it wasn’t halacha for us to disconnect today, yet we did it anyway. 2. on shabbos and yuntiv everyone is disconnected so it is easy. Today, at least for me, it was hard because all of my friends and family were connected, while I wasn’t.
I learned a lot from it. It was nice to not always be carrying my phone with me, even just around the house. It made me realize that when I left my phone off for 5 hours, I didn’t miss much in the world, and the emergencies that I was afraid that my friends would not be able to get in touch with me didn’t occur either.
It’s funny because I constantly find my phone in my hand “just in case” I need to be contacted. But why? That hardly ever happens. Today made me realize that it is okay to leave my phone in my bag while out to lunch with a friend, or in my room while having dinner with the family. I B’H am not missing any emergencies.
I hope to continue to disconnect on days where it isn’t shabbos and yuntiv.