In an in dept article in a magazine, I read about this guy who returned his iPad. Truly, he did not want it anymore. Why? It's too good. So check this article out. It's really something to ponder upon..(when you're logged off msn, sametime, facebook, linkedin twitter....)
The magazine article I was reading had some good examples that just comfirms what Peter Bregman is saying. How often, and not to mention, where do You pull out your smartphone and start surfing? Are you checking your email on the iPhone during a 30 second elevator ride?
Read the same news on you iPhone on the bus or subway on the way home as you did when going to work. At a boring conference session, would you check out ebay or maybe post on your blog?
This might seem harmless but what if our demand to always consume or produce information content, to/from any channel, in the end leads to a life where we seldom are bored. We do not get the time to reflect on our lifes, priorites, wants and whishes. Instant (and often shallow) information unwillingly draws our attention away from "free time", time where we could be bored, let the mind wonder, and maybe even get creative.
So goahead and ponder. Just remember to log off.
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