Technology has become a huge part of people's every day life. It has effected both a family and a workplace setting. At home it has become a hobby and a distraction. Technology takes away family time and face-to-face communication with family members. In a work setting employees are avoiding interactions because it is easier to hind behind an email than it is to confront a fellow coworker. Technology is a common distraction at a work place. A simple text message can take up your whole day but you behind in work. With the increase in technology and they ways you can use it has become a problem for society today. People find it easier to communicate through cell phones, computers, tablets, and iPad's more convenient then having a simple conversation face-to-face. Although at times this may be the easier route, technology is damaging our communication skills.
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Did You Know:
- Technology can cause humans to be distracted for more than half the day
- Cell phones are the most common used technology
- More than half the time spent on technology is used in a fun non educational way
- Technology causes a distant feeling for families and also for workers and there coworkers
- Technology causes a bigger issue in the work place than it does at home.
- Television creates the worst problem for families at home. Families can spend hours without speaking to each other because the television is on.
HOW CAN WE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?
This problem can only be solved by you! You must make a change in you life to focus on spending more time connecting with your family members and your coworkers. Take your eyes off the screen for a while and talk face-to-face with a friend! Don't let technology control you, be the change. |
Click the links below to learn more bout how technology is damaging our face-to-face communication skills.
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2007/10/how-cell-phones-are-killing-face-to-face-interactions295/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/243280-how-does-technology-affect-family-communication/
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2007/10/how-cell-phones-are-killing-face-to-face-interactions295/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/243280-how-does-technology-affect-family-communication/
Attached below is a link with a survey I encourage you to take. This survey will ask you questions about what technology you use at home or at work, how often you use it, who you communicate with at work/home and how often you communicate with them face-to-face. Please feel free to take this survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSZ2DY7
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSZ2DY7