SECTION ONE
The impact is not just in our personal lives.
In the new millennia, business never sleeps.
We are expected to answer emails and phone
call no matter what the time of day or night.
Technology has made this possible and
propagates the demand of round the clock
availability.
The conveniences technology affords us are
many. But it’s also contributing to the decay
of human interaction, and the stress of being
“wired”, or connected all the time. There is
a purported condition known as “cell phone
separation anxiety” where people come
unglued when they don’t have, or lose their
phones. Who would have thought that there
would be such a thing? When I walk into a
movie theater or a restaurant and I see large
groups of people staring at their phones all I
can ask is, “Is this where we have evolved to as
a society?”
So, a word of advice… Unplug! Tell your kids
to unplug. Set aside a “no phone” time in
your house. Or, turn your phone off for a few
hours every week.
I try to shut my phone off, leave my laptop
and get “off the grid” for a while whenever I
can. It’s how I recharge my soul. I spend some
time in nature, or take my kids f ishing and
they leave their phones at home.
Don’t let technology rule your life — take the
time to unplug from the digital world and
take good look at the real one. Or another
season may pass you by.
###
PHOTOS THIS PAGE COURTESY OF DAN STEFANICH
HORIZONS | 07