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The Walking Tech

8/9/2015

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Have you heard about the Zombie generation? It is real and it is here!  Have you noticed the number of people texting, browsing, navigating, and talking with their smartphones while walking, shopping, waiting in office lines, malls, streets, or theaters, and even driving?  I bet that you can see a lot of them around, like an epidemic. They are everywhere.  Some are surfing the web, interacting with their social platforms; while others are sending text messages or talking.  Many other are only reading the news or seeing YouTube videos.  The thing is that they are not just interacting with their smartphones, the thing is that they are so immersed and occupied that they don’t interact with other people around them.  They can even ignore each others like there is no one there.  It looks that they are acting like robots, or even worst, like I would call them, acting like Zombies.
Yes, everyone is saying that technology is here to stay and changing our lives very fast, but at what price?  We are losing our social skills to interact with other people like we used to do when we talked face to face everywhere.  We really interacted with our family, relatives and friends at get together in houses, coffee shops, restaurants, movies, and even the liquor store around the corner.  These skills are essentials to our professional and personal development.  They influence the way we live and interact in our societies. The development of these social skills permit us to have human values, culture, appreciation for life.  Don’t let the technology steals these social skills.

Obviously, I don’t have anything against technology.  I love it!  Even more, I’m a computer engineer and I spent a lot of time interacting with different devices due to my job.  However, I recognize that, if we don’t have balance in our life, technology will steal a lot of our precious moments.  Instants that we can spend with our family, children, wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, nature, or even with your pet.  Even worst, it could cost your life if you get distracted sending text messages while driving a car.

Technology is a great thing and a powerful tool.  It will facilitate our lives by providing a lot of information, accessibility to different services, and different kinds of interactions at your fingertips.  But remember, use it sparingly and thoughtfully.  More important, wisely separate the time you spend with it in a safety environment/place and dedicate more time to what is important to you: your family, your health, your mind and body, and your inner peace.  Don’t let technology transform you into a Walking Tech.

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Gilberto Crespo, MSCE, CDIA+, CIP
Here is a video, Look UP,  for you reflexion by Gary Turk
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    Dr. Gilberto Crespo is an information security researcher & technology expert.

    He has been working for more than 20 years in the information technology industries, cybersecurity, financial, higher education, and life coaching.  He is also a motivational and leadership speaker.

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