The advent of Internet, the changes it has and is forcing in a very short little time, has been a shock. A positive one, maybe, but still a shock. It is not new, though: I still remember my first toying around with an 8-bit computer, in those days when computers were isolated one from another. That tiny fever was the seed of what we have now. But what is it that keeps us so hooked on computers? And where to set the limit between proper use and orgy?
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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Tags: Absurdity, Addiction, Blogging, Brain, Climate change, Computers, Consumerism, Creative thinking, Evolution, Focus, Freak, Globalization, Habits, Information, Language, Life, Motivation, Multitasking, Perception, Personal relations, Proactive, Teamwork, Transcendence
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These reflections come as a consequence of a period using my replacement computer -the regular one had a keyboard problem that the tech service spent ages to fix-. More precisely, they are due to the fact, quite shocking, that, during those days revisiting my old, faithful Compaq Presario 1200, (more…)
Friday, December 11th, 2009
Tags: Computers, Creative thinking, Education, Emotions, Focus, Growth, Habits, Ideas, Information, Inspiration, Learning, Motivation, Multitasking, Music, Organizing, Personal productivity, Reminders, Tasks, Thinking, Time Management, Tips, Vintage, Writing
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