Oct 16, 2009 0
STOP, Laptop, and Listen
A Semi-Critics Guide to Human Interaction
Guest posting by Jonathan H. (Pennsylvania)
It’s 8:30am and your bluetooth rings; “Hey I’ll be there in five minutes can you cover for me with the boss? I know I’m running late traffice seems bad let me see if I can gps my way out of this traffic jam using my Blackberry. Goodbye.” Instantaneously as you hang up, your smart phone beeps with that annoying sound you set for when your boss shoots you a quick text as to why you’re not at your desk yet. Upon arriving to work you scramble to check your emails from the previous day on your work commissioned laptop that you aren’t allowed to access from home. Fifteen minutes later you finish all return email correspondence that you missed after you had left the office the previous day. Yep, its your morning routine, every morning and throughout the day technology keeps you up to the minute on news, work alerts, missed assignments and appointments, your schedule for the day, and the ever so popular “How many times my heart has beat so far today” app that you just couldn’t resist downloading…
