It spurs me to continually reflect on and reevaluate the role of digital technology in my life, and to tweak that role to maximize its upsides and minimize its downsides. This reading gives me a more birds-eye view on things. In the day-to-day press of life, it’s hard to keep these kinds of questions at the top of one’s mind, and more importantly, to take action based on their answers.įor that reason, I’ve found it beneficial to read at least one book a year about the intersection of digital technology and life - i.e., individuality, psychology, culture, and every other aspect of existence that tech touches. What is the technology giving us? What is it taking away from us? Are we losing more to it than we’re gaining? Are there ways to tip that equation more in our favor? The connection is so intimate, so undeviating, that it’s hard to get real perspective on the relationship between ourselves and our devices. Just as primitive man always had a knife at hand to hunt, skin animals, and whittle for pleasure, our phones and laptops are the critical tools in both our work and play, constantly on our bodies, or just a quick reach away. No pieces of technology are as central to modern existence as our digital devices.
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