Gone are the days when luncheons and dinners bring families and friends a joyful occasion as they chat with full liveliness and laughter. Yet, drawing my previous experience, lunch dates have become a gathering of the dead in recent years. Around the dining table, everyone has a electronic device in their hands, looking down at it and swiping for updates. An awkward silence replaces the happy chatter.
Has a similar scenario struck your life? Perhaps, it's the time to reflect on the proper use of technology.
Many may think that electrical devices such as smartphones and laptops are an essential part in life to keep us up-to-date. Without a proper technology in hand, we are left far behind and would not be accepted by the current society. A truth or a myth? I humbly suggest that it is the latter.
Life is not about having all information on our fingertips. It is not about achieving but about finding and cherishing the precious moments with our loved ones. Imagine a family, who does not talk or care for each other, dining speechlessly while scrolling their phone messages. The dinner don't seem to be necessary anymore, regardless of how scrumptious the food is.
Let's not be a part of an emotionless family with barriers set by modern gadgets. Ditching the device for a worthwhile 45-minutes chat with our family and friends could enhance our relationships, exchange life updates and even have a laughter-full moment. The technology is supposed to be our slaves to speed up communication with someone far away instead of severing our chances to catch up with the loved ones around us.
Make technology our slave, not our our master.
Proper use of the devices and control over our time spent on them are crucial. Would you want to be dominated by the technology and be derived of the ability to make your own decisions? Would you rather spend your days smiling with a friend, catching up old times or simply waste your seconds scrolling social media pages aimlessly?
A great use of technology for work certainly brings convenience, but sacrificing your actual social life? It does not worth it at all. Turn off your technology at the correct times in life, practise it now before the endless addiction seeps in!
By,
Euan Thum.
Has a similar scenario struck your life? Perhaps, it's the time to reflect on the proper use of technology.
Many may think that electrical devices such as smartphones and laptops are an essential part in life to keep us up-to-date. Without a proper technology in hand, we are left far behind and would not be accepted by the current society. A truth or a myth? I humbly suggest that it is the latter.
Life is not about having all information on our fingertips. It is not about achieving but about finding and cherishing the precious moments with our loved ones. Imagine a family, who does not talk or care for each other, dining speechlessly while scrolling their phone messages. The dinner don't seem to be necessary anymore, regardless of how scrumptious the food is.
Let's not be a part of an emotionless family with barriers set by modern gadgets. Ditching the device for a worthwhile 45-minutes chat with our family and friends could enhance our relationships, exchange life updates and even have a laughter-full moment. The technology is supposed to be our slaves to speed up communication with someone far away instead of severing our chances to catch up with the loved ones around us.
Make technology our slave, not our our master.
Proper use of the devices and control over our time spent on them are crucial. Would you want to be dominated by the technology and be derived of the ability to make your own decisions? Would you rather spend your days smiling with a friend, catching up old times or simply waste your seconds scrolling social media pages aimlessly?
A great use of technology for work certainly brings convenience, but sacrificing your actual social life? It does not worth it at all. Turn off your technology at the correct times in life, practise it now before the endless addiction seeps in!
By,
Euan Thum.
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