Modern Technology Serve-you-not-the-Other

• We have too many communication devices that must be checked regularly for messages. Constant interaction with technology can put unwanted strain on our relationships. Our techno tools can be dangerous, because they divert our attention from other more important tasks, e.g. driving or crossing the street.

It's all too easy to send/forward messages to the wrong person, potentially causing job or relationship problems.

"Make modern technology serve you, not the other way around "Similarly, computer games serve as a temporary -- and habit-forming -- escape from life's problems. The Internet creates new and frightening opportunities for credit card and identity theft. Other unintended personal information can end up on the web, on social networking sites, or worst of all on YouTube. Technology allows for greater personal and professional isolation. These are just a few of the problems we encounter on the new technology frontier. How can we partake of the latest advances in communication while keeping the stress they create down to a dull roar? 
Here are some ideas:

• Limit the number of people who have access to all of your contact information by designating some of your techno tools as "work only."
• Limit the number of people who have access to all of your contact information by designating some of your techno tools as "work only."
• Don't send out critical correspondence when you are overly tired, stressed or in a rush.
• When composing a sensitive communication, don't send it out immediately. Instead save, re-read, and edit it as necessary, because once it's sent, you can't take it back.
• Don't spend too much time without real human contact. No amount of correspondence can take the place of real face-to-face interaction with family, friends and business associates.
• Rethink your use of techno tools if they begin to put unwanted strain on any of your important relationships, be they personal or professional.
• Avoid letting "net-surfing" or computer games become escapes from life's problems. As with other unhealthy escapes, e.g. substance abuse or overspending, the problems will still be there when reality hits, which it inevitably will.
  In sum, our techno tools are powerful devices that can either be used to help or to hinder us. So please exercise good common sense with these amazing devices; When used properly, they can open up a whole new world of possibilities, personally and professionally.