Technology

I am a slave of technology. We all are. This became especially apparent to me when I lost my phone for 2 weeks. I could not believe how much of my life revolved around my smartphone. I’ll try and list all the things that I use my phone for:
• Phone calls and texts
• Alarm clock
• MP3 Player
• Checking my email
• Browsing the web
• My calendar/schedule
• My to-do list
• Jotting down quick notes
• Storing files as a USB
So once my phone was lost, it becomes clear that I have a lost a big chunk of my life.
But I learned something else too: we can survive without this technology longer than we think. I couldn’t check my email like I used to, but hey, I got used to it. I had to communicate with my friends more face-to-face, and that human interaction actually felt better than the robotic text message alerts.
It just takes a little bit of effort to survive without all this technology clogging up our lives. Although I was glad to have my phone back, a little bit of separation made me realize the effect of technology on our lives.