Rebeldad Brian Reid passes his article on washingtonpost.com’s Work-Life Blog. He talks about how technology isn’t evil. It cannot control us and consumes our time and energy if we are discipline enough and be the master of technology. He shares five tricks of taming:
- Remember Why You Went Wireless
- Shut ‘Em Off
- Set expectations at work
- Set expectations at home
- Geek it up
The worth noted point is to be clear on when to stop. Technology such as wireless can allow you to access your information and emails everywhere, but you have to be in control and set a timeframe when not to use it.
Rules of Technology…
A long time ago I came up with what I called the Rules of Technology. In brief, they are: It works better if you plug it in. It works better if you turn it on. It sounds better if you…
Bravo, Leon–thanks for sending this out. I’ve been teaching “Rules of Performance Tech” to theatre techies for years, and never realized that this is a whole other ballgame–not just how to make things work, but how to keep it from running over you. Sometimes it sounds best when you just turn it off…
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This is exactly why I avoided getting a cell phone for as long as possible and I will avoid having a blackberry for the same reason. There is nothing that can’t wait for me to check my email on the weekend or evening. If it’s important enough, someone will call.
Alternately, my friend gets the buzz for a million automatic notifications. I can’t live like that and wouldn’t want a job of that ilk.
[...] Technology is probably not that easy to tame, given that we live in an environment replete with technology. There is really no way to escape. [...]