This past
Saturday I observed how I communicated with others with and without technology.
For that one hour I didn’t have a phone or computer and as a result it was very
difficult to communicate with others. Through this experience I learned a lot
about my self and how my life would be like without technology. When I didn’t
have my phone for an hour it was very hard not to check if I had any text
messages or if there was any new things on face book. Through this experience I
realized that my generation today relies on their phone way too much and we cannot
live without a cell phone or computer.
When I was
observing the way I communicate with others throughout the day including
electronic communication I noticed many different things about myself. I realized that my friends and I have a very
similar style that we present ourselves. On days we have early morning classes
we tend to dress more casual then the days we have later classes in the day. Also
that I communicate with others in different ways throughout the day. In the
mornings and late nights I communicate with others electronically and in the
afternoons I have more face-to-face conversations with others. There was also a
difference on what I would say to people with the types of communications. When
I communicated electronically I would be briefer than I would be face to face.
Even though it’s easier to talk to people face to face I use my phone and
computer more often. Even when I look around campus you cannot go across without
seeing a great amount of people on their phones.
Before this
exercise I did not think it was going to be that hard to not have my phone or
computer for an hour of the day. Through this experience I realized that it
would be much more difficult to communicate with others without technology than
I expected it to be. I also couldn’t help but check my phone within the hour
even though it was turned off. It is a habit of mine to just look to see if I
have any new notifications. I couldn’t just text my friends/family or go on the
Internet whenever I wanted. I actually had to go to the person I wanted to talk
to face to face rather then sending them a quick text. It was less convenient but it was better in a
way because I actually socialized in person and saw their true reactions to
what we talked about. The bad thing about electronic communication is that a
person can easily lie to you because you’re not with them when they read and
write a response back. Plus when you
have more face-to-face conversations it can help you improve with your
communications skills for school and your job.
In my opinion
having this technology can be a good and bad thing. The positive aspects about
having all of this technology around us is that it makes it easier to
communicate with people without face to face in the long run. Technology also
helps me stay in touch with my friends from high school and keep a close
relationship with my family. On the other hand we become so dependent on it
that we couldn’t imagine life without it.
In past experiences when I didn’t have a smart phone I definitely used
my old phone much less then I do now. Before I didn’t use my phone as much
because it didn’t have Internet and it would die so quickly that I would just
call or focus on other things rather then electronic communications. Since I
received my iPhone I use my phone ten times more than I did in the past. When I
am not doing anything I can just quickly check my Facebook or use any of the
apps to entertain me. After this exercise I have learned that technology is in
some ways put a negative experience on our lives. I always see people on their
phones or computers everywhere and these days little kids are getting
electronic communications much sooner then they did before. When I was a camp
counselor we had to make a rule not to being any electronics with you because
it would distract them from activities and other kids who didn’t have them
would want to play with it. Texting and driving is also a huge problem for us
now. There are many accidents that result in people dying because they were
texting while driving. It is very upsetting to hear when this happens because
the accident could have easily been prevented if the person didn’t check their
phone. Although I could not live without my phone or computer I realized
through this experience that I need to be less dependent on my electronics and
focus on other things in life and make it a point to communicate with others in
person rather then electronically.
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