Unfortunately, I am finding my time increasingly taken up answering e-mails, uploading broadcasts, and answering requests from Facebook. I am amazing how much time can be spent tracing some thread of information on the Internet. I don't want technology to control my life. That is a job that is reserved for the Lord God Almighty.
Here are some steps I am taking to loosen the grip of technology.
- I don't give out my cell phone number.
- I have stopped feeling that I had to drop everything to answer the phone. People can leave a message and I will call them back when it is convenient
- I have turned my status on Facebook to "offline" permanently so I don't get caught instant messaging with people. Most of the time that is just playful.
- I don't text message. I'd rather use full words and talk to people directly.
- I will limit my trips to Facebook to no more than once a day. Friend requests and other requests can wait.
- I will delete e-mails that aren't personal correspondence or addressing a need I want to address.
