alright, we all know how good technology is for us and how it benifits everyone. But there is also something to ponder abouot, does it make people dumb & lazy in general?
I am talking about tools available to us now. How many of you remember your tables? how about repeating 17th table in ur mind for a quick self test?
Similarly, how many of you work hard to improve your spellings & handwriting? and when was the last time you wrote two full length pages in your OWN hand writing?
Share your views.
I still remember my multiplication tables that we learned back in school. I use handwriting a lot still. Most of my work is done in hand writing. The last time I wrote two pages in my own hand writing was two days ago at a meeting.
Phone numbers are now stored in memory of cell phone , not in your own memory.
Even as far as cell phone phone books go, I don't see them as being that different from traditional phone books. Instead of using a physical phonebook, I just use the digital one. I end up memorizing the numbers that I use often anyway, maybe just a little slower than when I was recording them in a book.
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GPS remembers the address and all the turn instead of your own memory.
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This is perhaps one thing where I feel I might be getting lazy, as I find myself using it more and more even when going to places that I already know pretty well. Before that, it was the maps from google, mapquest etc. At least for me, when I go to some place using either of these means, for the most part after the first time, I know the way fairly well, so I don't need them (at least not as much) the next time.
One thing that I have found very handy with the GPS is that sometimes it's difficult to see the name of a street, but the GPS will tell/show you where the street you're looking for is.
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Instead of going out for jogging or a walk and enjoy the nature people run indoors on treadmill.
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I myself work out on a treadmill. For me it's had the advantage that it's easier to stay consistent with your workout routine. When I used to try to walk outside, a lot of factors could deter me, like not wanting to go out at a certain time or the weather. Having one in the house had made it much easier to remain consistent.
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Sill batta , hawan dasta , chakki all are out of the house and electric grinders are used inside the homes.
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These sound familiar, but I'm not even sure what they are.
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In USA most of the desi women do not make roti , paratha or poori from scratch it is all available pre-cooked and fozen , just heat and eat.
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The women in my family often still make these breads from scratch.
he hated surfing the web for news, for him it killed the whole experience of getting the news, a time old ritual which starts the day right (we got a subscription right away for him!) my mother to this day hates cell phones, refuses to get one or use one, thinks of it more of a nuisance than a convenience, since my father keeps losing his! lol she has her good old dependable diary, which is probably as old as me!