What to do with our extra time?

Countless tech companies that create software of hardware will often feature advertising or consumer messaging that contains language similar to "We make X task easier so you have more time to do the things you love".  And most of the time, that's true.

Email makes communication super fast and easy.

Tablets enable us to watch video or surf the web from any room in our home.

GPS helps us get places quickly.

All of this is great and it does provide more time to do the things we love... in theory.  The reality is, most folks spend the extra time that is generated from technology making things easier by engaging in more tasks that are based on this technology.

Fast email means we do more email.

Tablet access means we surf the web more.

GPS means we GPS everything for the exact time & distance, even when we know where we're going or walking in our own neighborhood.

We don't actually spend any of that extra time doing the things we love, and we start to lose the human element of life.

Next time you see an ad with that type of message, think about what you will do with the extra time that the product generates for you.  Don't turn into a robot!