Irritated With My Technology
Have you considered how many things you depend on your phone for? I hadn't, until my phone broke yesterday.
I was listening to my book, all happy and excited about almost being done with it. When the screen went black and it just didn't come back on.
I tried resetting it, but nothing happened. I tried restoring it, but kept getting an error message. After a few failed attempts, I started gathering all my old technology to try to get through the week, since it seems I will be without a phone until Apple takes a look at my phone.
Then I realized that I am addicted to my phone, I live with my phone attached to me or very near me most of the time. I realized my phone is used constantly through the day for the following
* My alarm clock
* News
* Weather
* Social Media
* Listening to music
* Listening to books
* Taking photos and sharing them instantly with family
* Staying in touch with my family and friends
* Keeping track of my family's whereabouts
* Contact Information for all my contacts- I have no idea what Roger's phone number is
* Keeping track of the books I'm reading
* Reading blogs
On Tuesday night, I wasn't even sure how I was going to wake up on Wednesday morning. But I set up the alarm on my Garmin and that woke me up.
I was annoyed yesterday, but maybe this was the detox I needed to clear my mind off my phone for a few days.
What do you use your phone for?
Do you remember when we didn't carry a phone everywhere ?
I was listening to my book, all happy and excited about almost being done with it. When the screen went black and it just didn't come back on.
I tried resetting it, but nothing happened. I tried restoring it, but kept getting an error message. After a few failed attempts, I started gathering all my old technology to try to get through the week, since it seems I will be without a phone until Apple takes a look at my phone.
Then I realized that I am addicted to my phone, I live with my phone attached to me or very near me most of the time. I realized my phone is used constantly through the day for the following
* My alarm clock
* News
* Weather
* Social Media
* Listening to music
* Listening to books
* Taking photos and sharing them instantly with family
* Staying in touch with my family and friends
* Keeping track of my family's whereabouts
* Contact Information for all my contacts- I have no idea what Roger's phone number is
* Keeping track of the books I'm reading
* Reading blogs
On Tuesday night, I wasn't even sure how I was going to wake up on Wednesday morning. But I set up the alarm on my Garmin and that woke me up.
I was annoyed yesterday, but maybe this was the detox I needed to clear my mind off my phone for a few days.
What do you use your phone for?
Do you remember when we didn't carry a phone everywhere ?
I carry mine around everywhere. Mostly because if I'm needed for my dad, I need to be available. And it's a huge habit (probably not the best). Contacts is a big thing. Thankfully I know my mom's house and work phone as they are the same as they were when I was in high school - wwwwaaaayyyy before cell phones. But don't know anyone else's. Photos are another big one. But I think I can figure out other ways to do everything else. I wouldn't be happy that I had to find work arounds though.
ReplyDeleteI remember not having a phone and I knew that as soon as I got a phone, those days would be over and I would rely on it. It didn't take me long! I use my phone for basically everything you said but I also use it to play music at work. Really, I should get to use my phone as a tax write off then, correct!? I'm sorry your screen went black I hope there is nothing big wrong with it!
ReplyDeleteOh man, that would have driven me crazy! I really depend on my phone for a lot of stuff. Especially directions to get places, photos, music and staying in touch with people. Hope its fixed soon :)
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, I remember not having a phone and sometimes I wish we could go back to it... but yeah, I have to admit, I pretty much rely on it for EVERYTHING too.
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