We have lost the ability to sit and focus. With so many distractions around us these days, we have become habitual multi-taskers. We think we’re getting a lot done, however with an unfocused mind, we’re not being as effective as we think. On the other hand, our abilities to comprehend, understand, and then act has reduced. Imagine that you’re trying to complete an urgent task on your laptop, but you’re being constantly bombarded with emails, IMs, text messages, calls, notifications, etc. It will be impossible for you to concentrate on the task at hand. Children are being overexposed to technology since their infancy now. A one-year-old these days has a tablet that she can interact with all day. Parents use this as a tool to keep their toddlers engaged so that they don’t bother them. It’s easy for children to get exposed to mature content online, and be negatively influenced by it.
Addictions don’t necessarily mean substance abuse. A fixation on any one thing or activity is a kind of addiction too, where our minds constantly desire instant gratification from that particular object or task. The good news is that no matter how badly you’re addicted, you can always have a complete remission. It’s time to hit the reset button in order to achieve the union of mind and body. We need to create a healthy balance by staying in the grey area and not swinging to either extremes of not using technology at all or using it excessively. The exercise given below will give you a good start, but you’ll need to be truthful in answering these questions.
1. Goal Setting: The picture given below shows the most prominent aspects of life. A healthy life can only come about when all these facets are in order. Decide how much time you wish to allocate to each of these areas in your life, and at what time of the day. 2 .More likely than not you will be surprised to see how much valuable time you spend on your devices, time which you could have used to do useful things. You can get an accurate idea of the time you spend on social media through some apps that can be downloaded from the internet. 3. Once you have filled your day with goals that are important to you, think about how much time you’re left with to spare for technology or social media. 4. You may realize that you can free up a significant amount of time by cutting down the time you spend on technological distractions. Now think about the important activity that you have been postponing for days because you thought you didn’t have enough time. You can reorganize your daily schedule now, and fit in important tasks.
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