After watching the frontline documentry i got to thinking a lot about my relationship with the technology that surrounds me and the habits that i have developed because of it. These are just some of my observations:
1. I am constantly texting
When i wake up in the morning i already have a text and perhaps a email or two waiting for me to respond. Before i say goodmorning to my parents im already talking to a sorority sister about an event or my significant other about his morning. At times my parents feel that even though i live under the same roof as them once im in the confines of my bedroom im in a cyber world. I am texting my friends, playing words with friends with my cousin, have the television on and skyping. Trying to give everyone attention. None the less priorities are set. Some people get responses right away while others have to wait a little longer. And sometimes i forget and dont respond at all. Out of curiosity my dad once ask how may texts I sent in one week. I that week I had sent over 4000 text and received close to 5000
2. i am always doing more than one thing:
when Im doing hw i have facebook open, or maybe my email. At the very least i have music in the background. When im in class im working on another classes hw on my phone and when im in a sorority meeting im also chit chatting about my day with someone else. ( while writing this blog im watching the latest episode of gossip girl while i give myself "breaks"). I dont know why, but i find the need to always be doing something else on top of what is write in front of me. I feel that i have grown up, used to having all these technologies at my finger tips and find it so easy to transition from one to the other that i cant not resist. Maybe this need to multitask isnt just technologies fault. Perhaps in our society the want to pack 28hrs worth of things into a 24 hour day has become the expectation, the norm and i have just jumped on that band wagon without noticing it.
3. as i update my cellpones and ipods and laptop ( which come with new features) i adopt them into my daily life
When my parents got my my first cellphone i was in the 8th grade and it was simple. It had a black and white back ground, could make calls and texts (although mine it not have that in the plan so i never texted). Two years later i upgraded to a never phone. This time in color where i could put a specific background and could text and make calls. I could also and my own personal ringtone. Once i was able to text i wondered how i could live my life without this feature on my phone. I repeatedly got this feeling when i could take pictures, video, email , web browse. Now at the age of 21 i have made the leep of no return to an iphone 4. Although factime calling hasnt become a habit i dont think it will take to long to become one.
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