Today Is Shutdown Day…so why are you reading this??
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
Today is the second annual Shutdown Day! But, it is raining here in the Boston area so most folks I know are stuck inside…and this is my weekend to work, so I’m inside regardless. So…how about we extend “Shutdown Day” to “Shutdown Weekend”? Cofounded by 29 year old McGill MBA student Ashutosh Rajekar, the goal is simple: turn off anything plugged in and get outside for an entire 24hours. Rajekar told Reuters: “People are failing to socialize with each other and they are becoming outcasts, they are becoming more and more introverted.”
As someone who uses technology as part of his career, Rajekar made this great point to Reuters: “‘We are not anarchists,’ Rajekar said, explaining that the group doesn’t oppose practical computer use for such things as operating power plants or completing school assignments.
But if people are using computers to waste time on social networking sites or trolling the Internet and ‘basically finding an excuse not to socialize, then we believe things are not going well,’ he said.”
That is the point, isn’t it. Technology and computers can and do add great value to our lives but can also cause great harm. Too many people are using it to tune out and not live life and that is what is concerning. We wouldn’t need the recent “TV Turn Off Week” or an awareness day like Rajekar’s Shutdown Day if we were collectively using computers and technology in a healthy way.
So, stop reading this…power down…and go do something completely low tech for the remainder of the weekend. Create a rainy day plan for tomorrow that involves something out of the house and with other people. Regardless of weather, whatever you do, don’t hit that on switch!
See you Monday!!
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