Jun 25
Twitter, Facebook, and such ... are these dumbing us down?
I will be the first, OK - maybe the second person, to tell you that technology is a blessing in our lives. I would not like the Pony Express to be our only way of communicating these days. It is also a curse - or at least it can be. Recently, I have eased back on the information intake these days by keeping my computer closed a little more at home, no feeling like I have to blog every day, and feel no remorse if my FB or Twitter status has not been updated daily.
This article is a great wake up call to those who may have not drawn a line in their technology world. Yeah, I know ... the title is a little cheesy!
Twitterdom or Wisdom?
By Dan Miller
While attending a funeral recently I glanced up and down just my row to see several people Twittering and checking emails in the last few minutes prior to the beginning of the service. It’s now common during sermons and seminars to see people with their heads down, busy passing on tidbits of information instantly. This morning I read that one million people are following Ashton Kutcher on Twitter.
I suggest that this massive addiction to information leads us away from wisdom, not toward it, creating what author Shane Hill calls “a permanent puberty of the mind.” Recognize that information, knowledge and even intelligence do not necessarily lead to wisdom. The overload of information in fact encourages the opposite of what creates wisdom – stillness, time, reflection and solitude. With the internet, TV, email, FaceBook, Twitter and cell phones, there is no waiting. There is no such thing as stillness or quiet personal reflection. Meaningful experiences and the path toward wisdom can be diverted by constant information.
I am not anti-technology. I love having instant access to useful information. But this is much like having a bowl of peanut M&Ms in front of me. I tend to eat them just because they are there. At some point ... read the rest here!
For some fun reading about more dumbing down ... check this one out.
How can (or have you) create(d) boundries to feeding your technology tapeworm that sucks life out from us?
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