It is obvious that now we are living a digital age. People travel with their ipods, read digital books on their ipad is a normal thing.People's life is always related to new technologies and digital products.However, the relationship we manage with digital is quite wired. We use its convenience while we complain about it. So whether it builds us up to wisdom or down to distraction is a interesting discussion.
Through my personal experience, I think that I develop the skills for both digital wisdom and digital distraction.Like the man said in this the video, I truly believe that I have higher skills of how to use a know product compare to my parents.For example, if one day my father come home with a new technology product, I could know how to use it just by "playing" with it for a while. However, for my parents, they need to read the user structure and match everything to the product as the book says step by step.Moreover, after this period of study, if they want to use some specific function, they may need to read the book carefully again.Therefore, I believe that my digital wisdom is developed in the digital age. However, toward the digital distraction, I do have some clearly memory about it. For me, I born in a digital age. But when I was young, I do not have digital product. At that time, I feel all my friends are around me. With the time I grew up, I had more digital products like cellphone,ipod etc, so did my friends.Once I went out with my friend, when we was waiting for our dinner,suddenly I found that my friend played her cellphone instead of chatting with me. I felt uncomfortable at that moment. However, just a few month later, when I went out with another friend, we was waiting for something, my friend asked me do not play my cellphone, then I realized that I became as the first girl I said and I realized that I much rely on my cellphone than I think. In our generation, we could easily see our people walk or seat behind each other but play their cellphones, ipods or ipad individually.In addition,it is a high possibility to see people refresh their web pages or use their MSN while they are doing their assignment.To be honest, I always need a much longer time than I prepare to finish my assignment.Before actually doing my assignment, I would check my E-mail box and refresh my facebook and see if their any friends update some new massages. After playing around, then I would go blackboard to do my assignment. Switching in different things is normal and easy for me. As I could memorize, since I was in primary school, I could do my homework while listening to music and chat with my classmates for hours at all the time.Now, sometimes I would feel that it is difficult for me to concentrate on just one thing for a period of time. My brain just keep jumping out many different things automatically, especially at the time I am tired of writing essays. The distraction really create much hours for me to complete my assignment.But I do not think that just the interface is controlling me.When I realize that I have such problems, I began to think some solution to save myself. I can not leave my "online network" life, so I decided to separated them. I still check my E-mail and facebook before I am going to do my work, but once I begin to work, I will close all the other website.Although, sometimes I still will refresh facebook page by habit, but I will notice suddenly and then close it quickly.I really find that I could do my work within a limited time after I apply my decision. And I do not feel uncomfortable as well, therefore, I claim that it is all due to habit.Because we are living in a digital age, so we rely on digital products. It becomes a common habit for our generation. But if we try to control ourself, we could use its convenience but not create ourself more problems at the same time.
Up to digital wisdom or down to digital distraction is decided by ourselves!
