How has the digital age changed my life? My God, in countless ways:
- I'm less frustrated now when making arrangements to meet people
- I have the flexibility to work from home if I need to
- I have information at my fingertips
- I can multi-task better and get more done - I am convinced I am making better use of my synapse connections now!
- I save money by buying or comparing prices online
- I keep in better touch with my parents and also my family in India
- Convergence is the greatest concept ever - to make calls, take photos, listen to music, play games, write notes and surf the internet all on a single mobile phone is heaven itself
- I choose what to watch or listen to when I want - allowing me to live my life off line to its fullest.
- I have a whole new career!
- Digital media is perfect for my short attention span. I thrive on flitting around from one thing to another and new technology facilitates this
- I can still switch it all off whenever I need to
- I'm constantly amazed at the rudeness of people who text or email during meetings
- I have no patience for those who use txt-spk in emails or letters
- I worry about children who spend more time consuming media than creating it
- I wonder whether I would read or write or generally create more if I didn't have the internet
- When I read a regular newspaper or was limited to just five TV channels, I suspect I was exposed to a wider variety of information. My digital life is far more targetted and I know I stumble across less as a result
2 comments:
I enjoy all the information at my fingertips. In the past you might say, "I wonder why/what/where/how..." and now, within seconds of asking that question you can now find out!
On the other hand, I have found that because of the superabundance of information, I now retain less than I used to.
This is partly because it is more natural for us humans to read paper than a screen and psychological studies have proven that people don't usually retain what they read onscreen. I would also imagine there is less in-depth reading. It's hard to stare at a screen for long, or re-read paragraphs, or peruse as you do on paper....know what I mean?
Hi Olivia, Staring at a screen is indeed not conducive to retention or eye health. I often print out things I need to focus on. I even print out emails I need to action. Not very good for the environment but I try and recycle them when I'm done.
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