Media Distraction
by Shaun Buzza, 05/03/2010
Technology has always provided us with an arsenal of tools developed to make our lives easier. Phone and communications technology provide us with a method of simple and instant communication, photocopiers allow the printing and distribution of multiple documents and microwaves can give us a meal in two minutes. New Media has benefitted greatly from technologies advancements, allowing us to read e-mails, IM (Instant Messaging), access to news and current affairs. From a productive standpoint all of these features mentioned above have indeed made our lives easier, but productivity isn’t the only thing we seek in technology, we also want to be entertained.
On trains and busses we plug in our earphones and listen to our iPod, at home we switch on the TV to watch movies or go on the computer to play video games and catch-up with friends on face book. So with all the tools that technology provides us for productivity, there is an equal if, not more excessive amount of distractions in the form of personal entertainment that is readily available to us. At work it is easy to go check your emails, see the new jokes that have been forwarding around in the office. In school kids can access the internet and games from computers. And even at home, the television becomes an easy distraction from chores and task, even homework. So while it’s important to note that technology has improved productivity and makes lives easier in some regards, we are also bombarded with the distractions that we face with devices we use in our everyday lives. The most sensible solution would be to find the balance between work and leisure, though distractions are called such for a particular reason.
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