Valid

Good reminders of what we already know, but still like to justify sometimes, because of the convenience. Maybe we should be doing math problems and such to exercise our brains, as often as we exercise our bodies.

I do wonder if reliance on my computer is partially responsible for me having a harder time remembering how to spell certain words, and also to come up with the best word or example for what I'm trying to say... I used to rely on thumbing through my heavy hard copy thesaurus, dictionary, and other reference books, which likely prompted me to think a bit harder before going to the trouble to reach for the heavy books, but now I have all that at my fingertips, as I write. Not sure if that's why I'm forgetting my words more and more, as I speak, or if it's just age. I used to have a pretty good vocabulary.

For math, I never really trusted myself and used to rely heavily on a calculator, to check myself, and before that paper and pen. Now, I have a calculator in my pocket most of the time, so I rarely have to use my brain for math. I love it, but what if I had never learned the math to begin with, scary.

For social etiquette, I do often have to show clients photos and timetables kept in my phone, rather than carrying printouts of all the information. But I do try to keep my phone hidden until needed. I also walk with a friend who believes it's bad manners to carry a phone as we walk, so she leaves hers in the car, but I carry mine with me, mostly for safety.

Glad to have my digital conveniences, but balance is definitely something to keep in mind. Maybe I'll add some math and word exercises to my daily routine, and see if my ability to remember my words comes back, or if lost forever.

I saw this comign a while back. Our technology has made us more isolated, as opposed to beign more connected with others.

I don’t think I will succumb to this new illness...my mobile phone is usually, either needing charged, left at home on the charger, or in the wrong handbag. My son tells me I should carry it at all times on my person! I am from an earlier generation when we never found the need to be constantly connected to the outside world...like an umbilical cord.