My Day Without Technology

My day without technology was basically the same as always just without music. I chose a random day of the week and went without my iPod for 24 hours. It was difficult, but it could have been much worse. As a society we are very attached to the technology that we use on a daily basis. If you separated me from my laptop for more than a couple hours I would probably have the police at my door interrogating me about someone's whereabouts. My iPod, though very useful in times of utter boredom, is not my right hand man. I don't think I would be a very pleasant person without the two things that keep me connected.

Addiction is defined as a "compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance", which in my case would be technology. I've been an active technology user since before I can remember. I don't even remember when my first email account was created, even though it was created for me not by me. I check my email account probably 10 times a day because I love getting mail. I think it's from a lack of getting physical mail ever. So it's easy to say that I'm quite addicted to technology, but is my life any less stressful? To put it simply, no.

Stress is something I thrive on and I know many people that do, but it's not good for us and has a taxing consequence on our bodies. Without technology I would have to say that life would be a lot harder, but it could be a lot more fulfilling. Things would be more inconvenient. But do the Amish have it right? They reject all technology even music which would make the carriage ride home really boring. So is technology good for us or bad? Personally, I think technology is good in moderation because life can be less stressful but it can also be a lot more stressful with technology.