Matt Richtel’s article, Your Brain on Computers, details a technological world that is beginning to show cracks on the accomplished painting. While Kord Campbell appears to be on the extreme end of technological users, I can’t help but be reminded of some family members that exhibit similar addictive traits. I have noticed that those in my family that claim to be the reigning champions of multi-tasking, typically aren’t as productive as they might think. Like Campbell, my family members think that because they are checking emails, posting on Facebook, checking the scores of games, and reading the latest news, they believe they are doing this all very well. Unfortunately, I have been on the receiving end of this, and oftentimes, the emails are missing information or incomplete. I have also noticed that when I or my friends attempt to read the latest news while we are working on unrelated documents, the documents suffer, and we don’t even really remember what news we have been reading about. I think we all have moments of this, but I also think that there is a growing number of Kord Campbells in the world.
Technology provides us with incredible advances in information, and convenience, but it also has to be treated with respect. Campbell’s story is a sad example of what can happen when we choose to stay plugged into our gadgets and unplugged from our lives. It’s easy to become absorbed in reading emails and playing on the net, but maybe this article can teach us that technology comes at to high of a price when it results in us forgetting to live our lives.
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