Is technology a distraction? Hmm, let's see. I think that technology can be a distraction to everyone at one point or another in life. But what would one define as technology? Internet? Cell phone? Applications of these devices? For me, technology is the device in general. Your computer, cell phone, kindle, and tablet are the technology.
If you are the kind of person that can be easily distracted, then technology, a paper out of place, or a fly on the wall will be a distraction. I find that with myself however, I get distracted if I let myself get distracted. If I am doing work for school, I make it a point to not go on social media websites or have my phone within a ten foot radius of me. This is so that I can be at my most efficient.
I find that other people on the other hand, are definitely not like me. I'm not saying that this is a negative thing. I am however saying that it definitely plays into the aspect of technology being a distraction. I know people that cannot sit down at a computer to write a paper for longer than five minutes without checking Facebook or Twitter. Or people that cannot stop checking their phone long enough to get through a paragraph.
How about the biggest distraction of all? Texting and driving! People are so involved with their cell phones that they one hundred percent forget that they are operating a vehicle! Either that, or they know that they are and they simply do not care. For someone to be so distracted by their cell phone that they are willing to put their own lives and other lives at risk to answer a text message is simply something that is mind boggling to me.
So would I say technology is a distraction? I would say it absolutely can be if you are the type of person to let it be. It might be an unnerving thought, but try and think about what you would do and how you would do it without a phone. Or without the types of technology we have now.
If you are the kind of person that can be easily distracted, then technology, a paper out of place, or a fly on the wall will be a distraction. I find that with myself however, I get distracted if I let myself get distracted. If I am doing work for school, I make it a point to not go on social media websites or have my phone within a ten foot radius of me. This is so that I can be at my most efficient.
I find that other people on the other hand, are definitely not like me. I'm not saying that this is a negative thing. I am however saying that it definitely plays into the aspect of technology being a distraction. I know people that cannot sit down at a computer to write a paper for longer than five minutes without checking Facebook or Twitter. Or people that cannot stop checking their phone long enough to get through a paragraph.
How about the biggest distraction of all? Texting and driving! People are so involved with their cell phones that they one hundred percent forget that they are operating a vehicle! Either that, or they know that they are and they simply do not care. For someone to be so distracted by their cell phone that they are willing to put their own lives and other lives at risk to answer a text message is simply something that is mind boggling to me.
So would I say technology is a distraction? I would say it absolutely can be if you are the type of person to let it be. It might be an unnerving thought, but try and think about what you would do and how you would do it without a phone. Or without the types of technology we have now.
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