I thought this was an interesting article on BBC News recently:
Some cafes are banning wi-fi to encourage conversation
I’m relieved to see that the fact that everybody’s noses seem to be stuck to their screens all day long at last seems to bother some people.
It’s no substitute for real human interaction as another article from BBC Newsbeat suggests:
US Psychologists Claim Social Media Increases Loneliness
Personally, I’d like to see more places that are wi-fi, laptop and mobile phone free.
It really is time that people reclaimed their lives and started returning to the real world.
The mobile phone is a tool over which many people have no control whatsoever.
If you do not master a tool, then you become its slave.
Other tools that people are often enslaved to are money and TV.
Same thing applies.
Ask yourself honestly:
Do I have control over my mobile phone/money/TV or does it have control over me?
And if your answer is that you don’t have control over these things:
TV and mobile phone:
Discover the off button and practise using it.
Start real conversations with real people in front of you.
Do not reply to the phone when you are already in a conversation with a real person.
Try looking at the world around you. It’s full of beauty.
Money:
Try being thankful for the money that you already have.
Try sitting down and working out how much money you really need.
Try evaluating the real cost of obtaining the money you earn.
Try giving some away and see how it feels.
Good luck in all your endeavours.
Have a great week.
Love
Richard
