"Men have become the tools of their tools." - Henry David Thoreau

As I type up this blog post on my laptop that I probably couldn't live without, my iPhone bleeps with a text message. I immediately peer over at my phone to see who it is. 

Text messaging, iMessage, Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pintrest, Snapchat, Youtube, Netflix.

The vast majority of us will use at least one or more of the above on a day to day basis. Instinctively unlocking our phones and opening one of these apps from the minute our eyes open in the morning, through to the end of our day, when we struggle to stay awake to scroll through the endless pictures, tweets, or videos.

Now don't get me wrong, I love technology and everything it allows us to do. But like everything, there are certain limits. And sometimes, just sometimes, I do think we have surpassed these limits by a long mile.

I wonder how many of us have let the food in front of us go cold, while we take endless photos of our meal, trying to get the perfect one? How many of us have ended up getting late to meet a friend because we wanted to take the perfect selfie before we left the house? Now I know I'm exaggerating and using light hearted examples, but on a more serious note, how many kids do you reckon, have wasted entire summers sat in front of a computer, not going outside, or physically interacting or communicating with anyone.

I'm not attempting to be preachy because I'm the first one to admit that I spend way too much time on my laptop/computer/phone or whatever else it may be. 

But all I'm trying to say is, how many things have you got on your to do list, wish list, or bucket list? Whether it's something big like a skydive, or travelling the world, or something smaller, like wanting to read or write more often. And how many times have you told yourself that you just don't have the time?

Now compare this with the amount of time you spend looking at Kim Kardashian's most recent selfie, or people's holiday snaps on Instagram wishing that was you? Do you still not have the time to do all those things you've been wanting to do forever?

I think living in the society that we do, we have to learn to love and embrace technology. We have no choice since it is all around us. But we have to learn how to prioritise, and objectively look at whether the 'technology vs. everything else' balance in our lives is healthy.

So take the plunge. Switch off that phone, close your laptop, and do something.

P.S. When you do switch your phones and computers back on (the irony!), take a look at the video below and this blog post that explain what I'm trying to say in a much more succinct and coherent way!

:) x