The Hyperlinked Life {Review}

 The Hyperlinked Life
Live with Wisdom in an Age of Information Overload
By Jun Young and David Kinnaman

Do you think we live in a hyperlinked life? I know that I am always reminding my children to put their cell phones and devices away. But have we lost touch with each other because of the technology overload? 

About the Book:

It’s an age of accelerated information and information overload. The rate and way in which we receive information has changed dramatically: from newspapers and radio and a few nightly news programs to constant news online. We have made our lives available to the world in “tweetable” moments. As much as we try to stop consuming the vast amounts of info coming at us, we wrestle against a paranoia of ‘missing out’ on important information or being out of the loop on something. How can we rest from information, take a Sabbath for our technology or information use? How does this help us to become the right kind of factivist? The onus is more and more on us to find “the truth” and to be aware of our own biases in what we share and don’t.

 

My Thoughts:
Yikes! When we stop and think about how connected with are with technology, it can be frightening. Have I ever completely unplugged? Yes – but it was hard. Really hard…

I found it interesting that I didn’t miss the big things, bad news or truly exciting news does seem to find its way around to everyone. I found that I missed the daily; often several times a day “catch up” on what my friends and family were doing. Does that make me addicted to technology? Hmmm Probably!

I think that technology like everything else needs to be managed. I know that I would truly struggle to step away from it for any real length of time.  What about you? Have you ever counted how many times you reach for your electronic devices in a day? Try it… I promise you that you will be surprised.

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