Thanks to services like affordable international calling through Skype, affordable invoicing software through Harvest and project management software like Asana, my husband and I can both literally work from anywhere in the world. Freedom to choose where you want to live rather than allowing your job to dictate your home is a beautiful thing.
Voice messaging through services like Whatsapp and the ability to FaceTime with loved ones you hold dear is an incredible blessing when you live hundreds or thousands of miles apart. While there is always something special about physically being together, these advanced technologies allow you to hear someone’s voice or see their face in an instant whenever you want. And maintaining those close bonds from a long distance is much easier than ever before.
If you’re working toward health improvements, you can now buy something as convenient as a watch, that will track things like the number of steps you take in a day,
your calorie intake and your heart rate. The value of these
types of tools are immeasurable when trying to
achieve a specific goal.
Is Is it possible, rather than demonizing the
volume and variety of technology today, we
could all focus a little more on promoting balance?
Surely it’s annoying when someone’s face is buried in their iPhone at the dinner table, there’s no doubt. But remember, that same iPhone can allow that same person to answer emails from a beach instead of a cubicle, talk Face to Face with their mom who lives halfway across the planet and stay on track with their health and fitness goals.
Rather than the oh-so-common technology bashing session, consider this an ode to the integration of today’s technology, empowering people to custom design a life they love.