The realm of digitized everything. What is the deal? We are so consumed by the digital world and we’re completely disconnected from reality, but completely plugged into the outlets. God help some people if they don’t have juice for their devices. I’m almost positive that you’ve heard this over and over again, but how does all this impact our daily lives? Who gives a sh*t what all of the studies are showing. All I know is that when I look around all I see are people wandering through life like zombies. The hysterical part is that the Pokemon Go game makes fun of people and how mindless they really are.
“If You Are Working On Something That You Really Care About, You Don’t Have To Be Pushed. The Vision Pulls You.” – Steve Jobs
Digital downside.
Ok, let’s try to keep the negativity about said digital chaos to a minimum so we can move on. My thought of the whole thing is that the digital world is truly like an abusive relationship. You know what I mean, right? We feel we need the stories, pictures, drama, and virtual connections to have meaning in our lives. For people that aren’t driven to succeed in life (meaning within themselves) and may be additionally stuck in a rut financially, this can be very toxic. Feeling down about yourself and the environment you are in causes a domino effect. Glancing at other people’s perceived glamours lives through images and brief stories online will literally bring you down.
Being like-minded.
Now on the other hand, if you are successful internally and externally, those very same images will have a different reaction. These type of people view their like-minded peers that are enjoying the fruits of their labor with a sense of respect and celebrate with them not making comments such as, “must be nice.” If you are the type to say things like this, I truly recommend removing it out of your life. All it will do is keep holding you down because it’s basically saying to the world that you are incapable of accomplishing such things.
What you say matters.
I have been really thinking about the digital chaos and how to not get myself stuck in it again. Yes, for a period of time I wasted a lot of time doing the social media thing and playing games. I had been on disability due to my health issues and I didn’t utilize my recovery time wisely and got roped into it. I realized that I was totally consumed with seeing other people living their lives and thriving, which may or may have not been accurate. We always like to put our best online, except some that air out their dirty laundry for the world to see.
Speaking of which I need to do a load of towels from our amazing beach trip. HOLD PLEASE! Ok, I am back where were we?? Well, the reality is that we need to stop the madness of wasting time online. It doesn’t feed our souls, because it’s not in the here and now.
We need to be mindful of what we say.
So, you hear me saying stop but the reality is that I don’t want you to stop completely. I want you to enjoy our blog every week for motivation and some amazing tools for our daily lives. To me I need online to connect with the people who are successful internally as well as externally, to research many topics that I haven’t learned yet. I haven’t met many people in the area I live in that have the same drive and determination that I have. By no means am I saying that there aren’t any, I just haven’t discovered them as yet. I view my cell phone and my computers like electronic swiss army knives. Yes, I coined the phrase so when you use it, it’s ok to tell them you got it from me! Ha
You can use technology as a tool.
I use my phone for the many wonderful tools built-in. The camera, maps, productivity apps, timers, alarms, calendars, and so on. But it’s very difficult to have all of the things available on one platform that is amazing and harmful. If you want to be happy, successful and productive in life take a look at your daily habits with your electronics. Find what makes you the most productive with your electronics, use them and mute the others or better yet just remove them from your phone if you don’t think will power. Once you get the habit formed perhaps you can introduce them, but I would say keep them to a minimum. After all, Suzie Q in Cali laying at the pool all day isn’t going to help you get your goals reached.
Wasting time.
I overused FB, IG and sometimes I would get on dating apps. Dear God don’t get on dating apps if you’re trying to go somewhere in life. Spending hours and hours surfing profiles and responding to people then discovering that they look like the wicked witch of the west ( the ugly one.)
will power:
the control exerted to do something or restrain impulses.
What do you feel are the absolute best productivity apps? Any and all apps that help you. Next, what are the worst apps that are keeping you away from being productive in your life and why do you believe that?
(Please respond to the questions here with us so we can learn and grow. The good and the bad will help others recognize successes and failures in our own lives. Thank you so very much!)
