Wake up, check phone. Go to work, look at computer. Go home, play with tablet watch TV check phone look at computer. Go to bed.
Posted 12.03.2012 at 4:00 pm
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When your life is constantly connected, it can be hard to disconnect from work. But as this infographic shows, that might not be a bad thing; 40 percent of those surveyed say technology has improved their work/life balance. On the other hand, 18 percent of those surveyed say they spend upwards of six hours outside of work "connected" in some way to work. Whether this is objectively good is hard to tell, of course. Note: I almost wrote this post on a tablet in the bathroom, to prove my point. Got halfway to the bathroom before it struck me just how hard it would be to explain that to anyone I saw in there. But the important part is that I could have done it.
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While technology communication is helpful, I believe for the human bonding\contact we human’s need that face to face contact and it is unhealthy to be dependent on technology and will cause social problems.
Working as software developer and rarely have to check my workmail after work... Maybe it is just me. Or European work mentality where you are not supposed to work more then 40 hours a week.
But whats wrong with going to the bathroom with a tablet? It is new bathroom magazine - I never go without at least a smartphone if I am gonna spend some time there.