Whenever we want to talk to someone we text them, even if you want to wish them a Happy Birthday or Happy New Year we use our phones. By using technology our way of communication has changed. Instead of talking face to face we use our phones and by that it’s causing us problems. A nonfiction passage by Scott Peck “Life is Difficult” and Sherry Turkle’s “Flight From Conversation” both suggest how life is full of problems and technology diverts our attention from solving these problems and thus making life difficult. By limiting our relationship with our phones, we have the ability to face problems.
Discipline is a set of tools which can be important for a happy life. By having discipline in your life less problems will occur. “Discipline is …show more content…
For having a happy life we need to also limit our time with technology. Even though there are many advantages to using technology there are disadvantages as well. One example in Turkle’s article said “In today’s workplace, young people who grown up fearing conversation show up on the job wearing earphones. Walking through a college library or the campus of a high-tech start-up, one sees the same thing. We are together but each of us in our own bubble.” (Turkle 2) In other words Turkle believes that teens and adult are very connected to technology and they won't let go of them even if they are at work or at school. The metaphor he uses “each of us are in our own bubbles” can be considered as saying that everyone is in there own little world and they don’t know what's happening outside the real world. Turkle also believes that “when connectin in sops doesn;t work as well when it comes to understanding and knowing one another.” (Turkle 2) turkle’s point is that when you're texting someone and you mean something, but the other person can take it the wrong way. Turkle states that “face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience. When we communicate on our digital devices, we learn different habits.” (Turkle 3) Turkle’s point is that when we communicate face-to-face we learn being patience and good habits. But when we use technology we seem to have bad habits. “Self reflection on conversion requires trust. It’s hard to do …show more content…
Discipline is a set of tools which can be important for a happy life. With total discipline we have the ability to face and solve our problems. As well as that when avoiding problems it can cause you to have illness that can be harmful to your health. Lastly, technology has a big impact on your life with can cause problems. Therefore we can conclude from these two article that if you have a strong connection with technology it can impact your life and created new
Discipline is a set of tools which can be important for a happy life. By having discipline in your life less problems will occur. “Discipline is …show more content…
For having a happy life we need to also limit our time with technology. Even though there are many advantages to using technology there are disadvantages as well. One example in Turkle’s article said “In today’s workplace, young people who grown up fearing conversation show up on the job wearing earphones. Walking through a college library or the campus of a high-tech start-up, one sees the same thing. We are together but each of us in our own bubble.” (Turkle 2) In other words Turkle believes that teens and adult are very connected to technology and they won't let go of them even if they are at work or at school. The metaphor he uses “each of us are in our own bubbles” can be considered as saying that everyone is in there own little world and they don’t know what's happening outside the real world. Turkle also believes that “when connectin in sops doesn;t work as well when it comes to understanding and knowing one another.” (Turkle 2) turkle’s point is that when you're texting someone and you mean something, but the other person can take it the wrong way. Turkle states that “face-to-face conversation unfolds slowly. It teaches patience. When we communicate on our digital devices, we learn different habits.” (Turkle 3) Turkle’s point is that when we communicate face-to-face we learn being patience and good habits. But when we use technology we seem to have bad habits. “Self reflection on conversion requires trust. It’s hard to do …show more content…
Discipline is a set of tools which can be important for a happy life. With total discipline we have the ability to face and solve our problems. As well as that when avoiding problems it can cause you to have illness that can be harmful to your health. Lastly, technology has a big impact on your life with can cause problems. Therefore we can conclude from these two article that if you have a strong connection with technology it can impact your life and created new