We here at Dashboard are all about the latest and greatest in technology – but we don’t work all the time. Of course, in our industry it’s easy for work to infiltrate our lives. Even when we’re not working, we’re probably on the Internet, or watching TV or at the movies – and it’s hard to turn it off. You try not thinking about an awesome 3D website while watching Avatar!
Even while playing the latest video game, say Starcraft 2, you may be interacting with people and accomplishing something together, but it is very rudimentary in its interaction. The mentality of “Just one more level…Just one more level” can come to permeate a players psyche and they can lose touch with reality and some of their personal interactions.
My solution when this happens? Peace and quiet. No email, no phones, no Starcraft 2. I retreat to The Bruce with my wife and son and we do everything outdoors. It’s important to me that my family and I experience nature and all of the things that the outdoors can offer. Obviously, living in Canada only allows for a certain amount of time a year when people can experience the outdoors in comfort, but we have the best backyard in the world – we need to explore it to its fullest!
Whether it be the Bruce Peninsula or any of the other great outdoor spaces that Ontario has – get out there. Pick your own apples, ride a horse, take a hiking or canoe trip, visit a farm. All of these activities – while devoid of the newest technology – can also make you feel more complete and will occupy a space within your soul that technology never could.
Remember that as technology continues to evolve and we continually become more entrenched in the newest innovations, we must remind ourselves that at some point, just like our pieces of technology, we all need to shut down and reboot our systems.
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