Singpost Newsletter, Feb 2012
Technology: Your Mobile Life
by Daniel Tay
Technology in this day and age allows for greater convenience than ever before – so much so that everything and anything can be accessed everywhere and anywhere. Board a train at any stop in Singapore and you'll be hard-pressed to find someone with his or her eyes not glued to a 3.5" to 10" screen, swiping and flipping away, keeping up to date with multi social media and news channels all at once. Greater accessibility and convenience has never been had before. The thing is, at what cost? Here are three reasons why you should return from the mobile world to traditional face-to-face interaction.
This is not to say that we should discard mobile technology like the plague and live like cavemen. As in all things, moderation is the key. A balance between mobile life and real life needs to be struck, and quickly, before our lives become so entrenched in the digital world that it is too late.
by Daniel Tay
Technology in this day and age allows for greater convenience than ever before – so much so that everything and anything can be accessed everywhere and anywhere. Board a train at any stop in Singapore and you'll be hard-pressed to find someone with his or her eyes not glued to a 3.5" to 10" screen, swiping and flipping away, keeping up to date with multi social media and news channels all at once. Greater accessibility and convenience has never been had before. The thing is, at what cost? Here are three reasons why you should return from the mobile world to traditional face-to-face interaction.
- Losing the ability to communicate verbally
- Being easily distracted
- Losing relationships
This is not to say that we should discard mobile technology like the plague and live like cavemen. As in all things, moderation is the key. A balance between mobile life and real life needs to be struck, and quickly, before our lives become so entrenched in the digital world that it is too late.