Monday, March 01, 2010
Paperless Office, Where are You?
Interesting insights contained on http://www.mindjack.com/: “Tiffany Wilken in her essay on the myth of the paperless office reiterates, ‘paper usage seems to be increasing, rather than decreasing. What gives?’ Though we take advantage of digital technology for info-searchs, email, chats, and games, we don't quite trust it. We've all been burned by our computers at one time or another. In the back of our minds is the haunting doubt, ‘What if my computer crashes and I lose all my files?’ A hardcopy back-up still feels safer than something on hard-disk. “The major obstacle to reaching the paperless office may be sociotechnical, according to a report funded by the Electronic Document Systems Foundation. People like the smell of opening a book. We may simply prefer paper…” ! Labels: information safety, modern life, office, paper, technology
Sunday, January 31, 2010
A Quote Worth Pondering
"Technology reduces the amount of time it takes to do any one task but also leads to the expansion of tasks that people are expected to do." – Juliet Schor Labels: balance, modern life, quotes, tasks, technology
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Dependency on Tech Gadgets
An article four years ago in USA Today said it all: “Personal computers, cellphones, and high-speed Internet are considered essential to getting by for millions of Americans who are showing early signs of addiction to the next wave of high-tech toys…” The article went on to say that “many people… consider high-tech gadgetry essential to modern life,” and quoted psychologist Bob Greenfield who observed, "Part of the reason is the hype, the commercial selling of it. Some people feel the products will improve the quality of their lives. But do we really need to be connected in every way, shape or form?"
Labels: addiction, article, modern life, quality of life, stress, technology
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Information Without End
The volume of new knowledge published in every field is enormous and exceeds anyone's ability to keep pace. Everyone today fears that they are under-informed. * In its 50th year, the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. added more than 950,000 items to its collections! * Even the English language keeps expanding. Since 1966, the English language has gained more than 66,000 words -- equal to half or more of most other languages. Labels: culture, information overload, knowledge, modern life
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Beyond the Information Explosion
As I wrote in my 2007 book, Breathing Space, the term "Information Explosion" has no meaning. The discharge of information spewing forth since the phrase information explosion was first coined dwarfs the original meaning. Within a few years, half of our technical knowledge will have been replaced. Every other page in all the texts on AIDS, biomass, chemical dependency, diet, electronic funds transfer, fire retardation, gynecology, hydrogen fission, immunology, jet propulsion, kinetics, linear motion, meteorology, novas, obstetrics, pituitary functioning, quasars, relativity, sonar, telemetry, uranium, viruses, wellness, x-rays, yacht racing, and zoology, will be rewritten. So, your task becomes to focus on the handful of key developments in your field that will have the greatest impact on you, your organization, your family, and your world. Labels: developments, focus, information, modern life, society
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Scientific Info for 460 Years
"As we go from grade school to high school we learn only a billionth of what there is to learn. There is enough scientific information written every day to fill seven complete sets of Encyclopedia Britannica; there is enough scientific information written every year to keep a person busy reading day and night for 460 years!" Source B. L. Siegel, Vital Speeches of the Day, 4/15/84!! Labels: information management, learning, modern life, quotes, speech
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