Mobile Phone - Improving the quality of life?
I just read this interesting article by John Dvorak. The interesting thing is it is a PC Mag article. His whole premise is that phones have not made life better, in fact in many ways it has created some misplaced priorities. At least that’s my take. At first I didn’t agree, but the more I thought about it the more I think he is right. A friend and I had an e-mail conversation earlier today about the latest smart phones and PDAs. We really like the promise of convenience, but is it a reality? Do they allow me to work from the beach and thus allow me to spend more time at the beach? Or a ballgame or someplace else I enjoy? The reality is they could, but instead I can now work from the beach when I would have been at the beach anyway. So the reality is they enable work to creep into my private life…not a good thing.
Years ago scholars predicted with all the improvements we would be able to work 20 hours a week. But what has really happened? All the improvements mean we can now work 70 hours a week.
Gadgets can help with success in balance, but they must be used strategically. So instead of running out to get the next gadget, think about how it will make your life better…I mean really better.
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