Computerized Society And Stress: Four Ways To Avoid It

On certain occasions, it is surprising to us the parallelism that exists between reality and fiction that has fueled literary works such as “Un mundo feliz”, “1984” or “Blade Runner”, among other options. With dystopias at stake and a solemn tone, science fiction has been overtaken by reality, and today not a day goes by without our relying on machines and technology to survive. The latest addition to this world appears with the globalization of information thanks to the internet and, although its positive points are unquestionable, where will the overinformation of a computerized society lead us?

“Run to stay where you are”

This famous phrase much to the taste of the Queen of Hearts of imagery Lewis Carroll is neither more nor less one of the axioms on which the computerized society in which we have lived is based. Gone are the times when life developed calmly and even isolated from the world. With a last century full of technological advances, the frenetic pace has been taking its toll on a society that currently finds itself between a rock and a hard place when trying to relax when the very reality prevents us from stopping learning, informing ourselves, going on and on. walking without being able to stop since, with the slightest carelessness, we can become just as obsolete as the machines we manufacture.

The greatest act of avant-garde that can exist today is that of “stopping to smell the flowers.” In a world that is ruled by immediacy, replacement (we are all replaceable in today’s overcrowded Western society) and control. Therefore, when it comes to the internet, mobile phones and game consoles, the best advice that can be given is to enjoy it in alternation with the classic pleasures linked to reality “face to face”. A New Year’s resolution for 2013 that will help the consequences of such a devastating trend to gather information, back up behind a computer and forget to feel.

Four ways to avoid the stress of the computerized society

• Disconnect whenever you can: This is not what we mean by not standing in front of the computer only. We mean that you put aside the mobile phone, the Tablet and all the electronic devices that make you lose track of what is happening around you. It is a very interesting practice to define a day “without machines” in which you spend time reading, writing, going for a walk, going to the movies, going out with friends or playing sports outdoors. The possibilities are numerous and this will never make you develop dependency.

• Force yourself to talk to people every day: The possibility of doing practically everything from home not only attracts problems for our physical maintenance, but our head also suffers. Spending hours and hours receiving new information generates a residual loss of it that causes memory to slow down because, on the one hand, we can obtain everything we are looking for at the moment (without using memory) and, on the other hand , we have a huge amount of information that, in many cases, can cause anxiety when not being able to digest it.

• More library and less Wikipedia: Obviously there are certain jobs that require this very useful tool that it holds the first place in terms of encyclopedic entries. However, make no mistake, you search Wikipedia for convenience, and sometimes you don’t realize that this information was written by people like you. Force yourself to go to the library! Do your research and wander the bookshelves! Your brain will thank you.

• Never more than one hour at a time in front of the computer / mobile phone: Applicable for workers, first and foremost. Spending a long time in front of the computer can develop anxiety. Relax for 5-10 minutes doing meditation, reading a few pages of a book, or simply stretching your legs. For non-workers, the greatest risk is run with the mobile phone since the level of addiction that is developing is enormous and is not taken into account as much as that which appears from the computer.

In short, it is not necessary to become a slave to machines to enjoy them. Live life, live technology and find time for what really matters; your.