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As much as I adore life with an iPhone it is kind of scary to think about how consuming it is.
I was in a training class for work last week where my phone had no reception and the computers were off for the first portion. I found myself shaking with anxiety. I couldn’t remember the last time I did one thing and not multitasked? My mind was racing. You’re telling me I can’t listen to you talk, while reading blogs or catching up on the news? Or google mapping the stores I want to go to that are right near this training facility? What if I miss a good Groupon deal? Or something big happens on Facebook? So pathetic right? Who am I? Somehow I survived.
This weekend I had no plans and all I wanted to do was read, since my time at work these days is consumed with wanting to run home and read more of my current book, Divergent by Veronica Roth. (Divergent is so good. If you liked Hunger Games it’s a good follow up to fill the addicting dystopian thriller romance void in your life.)
But inevitably this is what happened:
If I sit down and just start reading I’m okay, unless the book is boring. And let’s face it if I’m reading a book and my iPhone is more interesting, I probably should find a better book.
But somehow I never just start reading. I grab by Kindle and iPhone and I turn on the TV, just for a “sec” to see what’s on. Oh the real housewives of OC are being stupid again. Let me text 2 of my friends to discuss.
While I’m texting I’m bound to get approximately 5-10 “it’s your turn to play a game” notifications. So now I find myself spending the next hour texting, scrambling, wording, and hanging with friends. And don’t even get me started on DrawSomething.
This game is highly entertaining. It’s basically Pictionary, and the drawings you and your friends come up with are pretty darn funny. Here are some examples of the incredible art created on a tiny screen with sausage fingers by some of my friends that cracked me up.
The last drawing was mine. I was trying to draw the Angelina leg and all their kids. How my friends actually guess some of the things I try to scribble is often shocking to me.
Well look at that, I wasted more time I could have been reading, talking about the iPhone and DrawSomething… What were we talking about again?
Do you find it hard to focus with all the the technology around? Are you into the DrawSomething phenomenon?
I’m starting to get really annoyed with myself when using multiple technologies at one. I feel like a spaz! It’s kind of crazy how dependent we’ve gotten on these things. My work computer was out of commission all day yesterday and my BB was dead…I felt so lost!
haha seriously! it’s so strange that we know how crazy it is, yet we freak out without it. The article that’s linked in that wedding photo above points out that it’s not the technology device itself that we are “in love with” but more the human interaction and having our friends “at our fingertips.” which is nice, yet it gets out of control when we ignore the ones we are physically with to play a game with the virtual ones!
your friends are much better artists than my friends…..
haha doubtful! these were the best ones that I saved in time, while dying laughing. there are plenty more ones that are much harder to guess!
I got an iPhone last October, and I realize it’s improved my response time to FB messages and Twitter messages. UGH. However, I have way less clutter in my email now, since I check and purge it much more regularly, and I get to practice my Polish writing via texting with my Mama.
I’ve had a few weekends this past academic year where I’ve gone a whole Saturday without the internet, just to get an annoying presentation or literature reading done. It was amazing how much more “focused” I was on the task at hand, but how ‘worried’ I was that I’d miss a very important email or message.
haha so true! It’s got so many perks, the list is never ending (love the Polish keyboard!). But the distraction it brings, even when you are purposely trying to avoid it is just shockingly powerful!
I have not gotten sucked in to Draw Something – I read during my commute (on the bus), on my lunch break outside, and right before bed, and I look forward to it!
I always read before bed. That’s the one time where I’m not as easily distracted and just read until I fall asleep.
Good god yes. I multitask like no one’s business. I usually am watching a DVRed show, texting, checking blogs, and reading my Kindle. Oh and making sure the baby is okay.haha
haha oh yeah the baby!
Ah, yes — Draw Something is the new crack! I’ve gotten several friends and my sister addicted so I have even more playmates, haha. When I want to sit down and read, I’ve gotten into the habit of either turning my phone to silent or placing it face down next to me. When I start reading my emails, notifications, etc., I’m never going to get back to my book! Social media is incredibly distracting. It’s amazing any of us get any work done.
Yes that’s a good idea. I need to separate my iPhone from my kindle! Those two should not go together! I didn’t get a kindle fire, so my kindle is only books and not as distracting with internet/games!
Yes – omg – I am so terrible with distractions. I need to shut down and just be present, its one of my biggest challenges.
I think it’s a huge challenge for our generation and only gets worse with younger ones! it’ll be interesting to see how it progresses, hopefully there’s a balance!