Too much tech

[bill718]

Years ago, someone at a business conference suggested I keep a journal for my small business, saying "good ideas get lost if you don't write them down" At first, I resisted, not wanting to take the time to write, thinking I was too busy. However, I bought a cheap, blank page notebook and tried it out. Soon, I was writing my goals, ideas, information flow charts, and future plans. Using pen and paper instead of a keyboard forces me to slow down and think carefully before I write. My handwriting is a bit messy, but the result is better quality ideas and points that I remember far longer than those produced form a computer.

As a tournament chess player, I find working through tactics and endgame training exercises with a book, physical board and pieces rather than an online site mean the exercises are taken from real tournaments as opposed to computer generated problems that don't often reflect what one faces in live competition. A physical board with 3D pieces also replicates tournament conditions far better than the 2D images on a computer screen. Result: My rating is improving faster than with online training.

The same can be said for reading. I used to own a Kindle, but messing around with usernames, passwords, upgrades, blinking icons, battery recharges and the like has caused me to ditch the Kindle use the Bill Gates method and just read physical books.

I love technology. It's allowed me to run by medical billing and bookkeeping business from home, and for that I'm thankful, but.... sometimes tech is not the answer.

 

[1srelluc]

I don't know....

 

[Captain Creeper]

I zoned out before I got through with the second paragraph.

 

[Darkwind]

Years ago, someone at a business conference suggested I keep a journal for my small business, saying "good ideas get lost if you don't write them down" At first, I resisted, not wanting to take the time to write, thinking I was too busy. However, I bought a cheap, blank page notebook and tried it out. Soon, I was writing my goals, ideas, information flow charts, and future plans. Using pen and paper instead of a keyboard forces me to slow down and think carefully before I write. My handwriting is a bit messy, but the result is better quality ideas and points that I remember far longer than those produced form a computer.

As a tournament chess player, I find working through tactics and endgame training exercises with a book, physical board and pieces rather than an online site mean the exercises are taken from real tournaments as opposed to computer generated problems that don't often reflect what one faces in live competition. A physical board with 3D pieces also replicates tournament conditions far better than the 2D images on a computer screen. Result: My rating is improving faster than with online training.

The same can be said for reading. I used to own a Kindle, but messing around with usernames, passwords, upgrades, blinking icons, battery recharges and the like has caused me to ditch the Kindle use the Bill Gates method and just read physical books.

I love technology. It's allowed me to run by medical billing and bookkeeping business from home, and for that I'm thankful, but.... sometimes tech is not the answer.

If I only had the time.

I've taken to purchasing my books on Audible and listening to them as I drive to and from work or run errands.

It beats listening to a radio station that plays the same music I've been listening to for the past 50 years. I love my classic rock, but you know, sometimes I like the radio to provide me with something new and interesting on a regular basis. Reruns of music get old after a while.

I can always listen to music when I'm in the mood, and I like being in control of what I listen to.

 

[Woodznutz]

If I only had the time.

I've taken to purchasing my books on Audible and listening to them as I drive to and from work or run errands.

It beats listening to a radio station that plays the same music I've been listening to for the past 50 years. I love my classic rock, but you know, sometimes I like the radio to provide me with something new and interesting on a regular basis. Reruns of music get old after a while.

I can always listen to music when I'm in the mood, and I like being in control of what I listen to.

I work alone and sometimes I play 'talk radio' just for the sake of having 'someone else' in the room with me (not that I'm lonely you understand).

 

[Darkwind]

I work alone and sometimes I play 'talk radio' just for the sake of having 'someone else' in the room with me (not that I'm lonely you understand).

Yeah, I get it. I don't get the best reception for talk radio where I live, so I will often just put on some white noise to lessen the silence.

Distant thunder and rain on a tin roof make excellent background noise for concentration and/or meditation.