Does personal technology really simplify life?
This question popped into my head while reading through Ariane Benefit’s blog, Neat Living, which is the target for this week’s Linkedin Bloggers Blog Boost. She writes about self organization, discipline, and simplifying one’s life through topics such as closets, cleaning, donating computers, keeping track of one’s possessions, and being frugal. It’s a pretty wide range of topics. In one post, she even comments on the relationship between creativity and how one approaches staying organized. Which brings me back to the role of technology in daily life. I suppose many people would say that technology does help them stay organized and prioritized, especially if they are the ones who are inclined to use tools to support the organization process. In my case, as a former gadget freak, I have resisted the impulse to keep acquiring more gadgets and have actually tried to reduce the number of systems I have to maintain. That last comment is my main concern — systems have to be maintained. It s
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