Does Tech Interfere In Our Daily Life 🤨

I am someone that has always been a fan of tech for as long as I can remember, but the advancements in tech over the last 25 years alone has been astronomical. 🤯

I have each time my phone has been up for renwal, had the latest phone to benefit my daily life. But then on the other side it can have a negative impact, in that it leads to you relying on it like a luxurious a crux.

Sometimes you can spend over seven hours a day, multi tasking on a concoction of emails, social media, You Tube, internet and gaming. I mean you can fall into a trap of doom scrolling on endless loop of short clips on You Tube. A problem I have found is that you can lose the track of time as your on an endless dooms scroll hell loop. I also thing the endless tapping on my phone has led to me having issues in my left hand.

Another way that I personally have found an issue with tech is a smart watch, In 2017 I joined the Walk 1000 Miles Challenge and went down the rabbit hole of smart watches. From 2017-2023 I had a few devices such as Garmin and Fit Bit, but the main reason I wanted one was to keep a track of my steps, miles and route while hiking. But the negative side of that was I had to stop hiking in 2018 due to a thigh injury. I then ditched a smart watch and went back to an analogue watch, which lasted for a few years.

I then had a major health scare which saw me reevaluate the aspect I looked on my personal view to a smart watch. I came out of hospital and ordered an Apple Smart watch as it would work seamlessly with my iPhone. Between 2023-2026 I have only had two Apple Watches which I can’t find fault with. The fault lies in myself falling into a trap of becoming far too fixated on keeping a track of my meds, heart rate, 02 Sats and worse of all my sleep pattern. In a way it does play into the mental health, you become so fixated and blinkered that you cannot see the wood for the trees.

Another issue I have found with a wearable is that if you leave it on too long it can leave a mark on your wrist, alongside if you wear a silicone or rubber band it can lead to skin irritation.

I have now after months of thinking decided that it is best to become a theodolite again and go back to an analogue watch. I have also decided to order a whoop band that has no screen to distract me and won’t impinge on my daily living.

Another trap I have fallen into is with me having an iPad is that it is too easy when I go to bed at night, is that I will just sit there watching tv or you tube. It can also explain why when my mental health crashes that I don’t leave my bed for days and just have the iPad on. My iPad will be heading off later this month, in its place I have ordered a Mac Book to help me manage a lot of tasks and keep on top of bills and such like. With me switching to a Mac Book I am going to switch my banking and utilities over from my iPhone.

I guess I am going on a kind of digital detox, I am 43 but my scales say that I am 47. I need to start exercising more, alongside living life again by visiting museums, concerts, theatres, cinemas etc I also want to have my nose stuck in a book, rather than on my mobile phone all the time. I am also going to start picking up Lego again as I find it to be relaxing with my mental health. I also want to return my mind and body back to Buddhism ☸️ meditating each day to find a semblance of peace

I also want to avoid the ever increasing threat from AI

What are people’s own thoughts, experiences and opinions on tech?