For at least a few days , live so that your surroundings are not constantly lit . Every evening , a couple hours before sunset , shut off all the lights and anything with a screen . Your only light will come from windows and doors . You ' ll come to understand how dim candlelight actually is , and what it ' s like to go to the bathroom in the dark . You won ' t have any screen to entertain you you ' ll either have to spend that time with your family or venture outside or be in solitude . You ' ll probably get bored and go to bed early , and start waking up earlier the actual sleep schedule of anyone living without electricity . Not only will that give you an experience , it will also get rid of all the extra noise and distractions , allowing you to really be alone with your thoughts . Prayer and religious rituals become much more profound in the dark or in candlelight . And maybe you ' ll get some writing done on paper even , because daylight is suddenly valuable to you and you have to take advantage of it since you can ' t prolong your day anymore .