I can go days without anyone phoning my mobile phone but it still seems a little strange not having it with me.
I realised a little while ago that I left my phone at home when I cycled in to work. It’s no big deal. It’ll be there when I get home this afternoon. It’s probably sitting next to my computer where I had it last night.
You might have heard stories of people becoming addicted to phones and other new technologies. Some people have panic attacks if they’re separated from their phones. I wonder how these people would cope with holidays to places that have no phone coverage. When I’ve cycled across Australia there’s about a week or so where there is no signal whatsoever and many other days where the coverage is very patchy. Strangely enough I manage to cope but it was interesting to see some of the team trying to come to terms with the fact that their phones wouldn’t work for long periods.
I suppose I have an advantage in the fact that I’m old enough to remember life before computers and mobile phones. I know that I was able to function without them in the past and can do so again when required. It’s nice to make use of new technology but I refuse to let it control me.
It’s good to be without certain things like mobile phones and computers every now and then just to see how dependant we’ve become on them.
What are you like when you’re separated from technology? Does life stop when your computer crashes. If the power goes out do you get a little anxious? If your internet connection goes down do you start suffering withdrawals?
It’d be great to get your perspective in the comments section of this post.
Posted by Rodney Olsen
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