This morning I was listening to a radio show and the topic of people always being busy came up. The radio personality also touched on how there is a decrease in the time spent with family.
I find it ironic that we have so much technology which permits us to do things quicker, or not have to do it at all, yet less time is being spent with family. There is such a antithetical dichotomy with technology. Technology has permitted us to do great things from pinpointing one's exact location on earth to discovering cures for cancer, yet in the articles that I read as a follow up seem to regard technology (internet primarily) as one the main contributors to the decrease.
After listening to the radio show I realized how I now devote less time to crocheting, drawing, writing poetry, and studying since I've been in college (I didn't include family because I'm away for school). I grew up with only one television in my house (when I think about it I didn't watch T.V. much because I worked and went to school) and didn't have a computer until the spring semester of my senior year of high school. I realized that in high school I was so much more creative than I am now and that the five minutes spent on YouTube here and the ten minutes on Facebook there add up. (time on YouTube for me easily increases because of those related videos on the side and with Facebook you go to send someone a message then next thing you know an hour later you are looking at photos).
I think I'm going to go back to checking my Facebook only on Fridays and Sundays like I used to and the same for YouTube. Hopefully I will make something, write a poem, or put more time into studying.
LINK TO ARTICLE I READ: http://www.heraldextra.com/news/national/article_680c338d-6d8d-5d27-ad50-fdb45f6c5eb9.html
OTHER GOOD ARTICLES:
http://www.digitalcenter.org/pages/recent_findings_content.asp?intGlobalId=61&intTypeId=2
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-008-x/2006007/pdf/9574-eng.pdf
"Go...go and feel the sand nestle between your toes, let the rays of the sun kiss your face while it rises, stop and let the flowers embrace you with their aroma, allow the rain to caress every inch of your body and when you do, share that experience with someone you love."
-Me, Made this one up since I couldn't find a good quote :)