Have you ever heard of the term Digital Dementia? Well it's real and it is a legitimate problem for our kids, as well as adults who have embraced the new technology with open arms. If you aren't familiar with the problem, educate yourself, take steps to neutralize the issue in your own life, and the ones around you. If you doubt what studies have identified, look around you. The distracted drivers, the people who freak out being away from their phone for more than a few minutes and feel the are disconnected from the world if they don't check their phone immediately when it sounds a tone, or even become annoyed when the person at the other end doesn't pick up immediately.
I was at a concert last night and I was astounded at the number of phone on and being used up to the last second before the concert began. Even though they said NO photography or recording, I saw some around me covertly using their phones to do it anyway. And the moment the concert was over, these same people were back using their phones. I don't go to concerts much these days, but it highlighted to me the level of addiction we have come to accept as normal and a part of every day life.
Don't let the warning signs go unnoticed. Is your cell phone the new cocaine? Take a look at your own use. Are you one of the masses using your technology as your digital heartbeat? Maybe it's time you take a good look at your own use. Of course it's your life.
Surge in 'digital dementia'Doctors in South Korea are reporting a surge in "digital dementia" among young people who have become so reliant on electronic devices that they can no longer remember everyday details like their phone numbers.
Have you ever heard a scatter-brained, stressed out friend mutter ‘I have such ADD today’? It’s become all too common to dismiss our flustered, uninterrupted lives as just part of the everyday new normal. Undeniably, modern society is dictated by our constant connection to technology. Plain and simple, we are married to it – for better or worse. But it’s actually quite serious. In fact, more and more young people who’ve been raised in a digital age are showing signs of short term memory dysfunction as a result of their addiction to technology. What can be done and what does this mean for future generations?
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