'Exploding' technology addiction

The exponential growth of mobile technology today has raised concerns about whether users will become addicted or will be bogged down in the chaos of devices and their features.

One of the effects of the phenomenon is that the gender identity between work and private life is gradually erased. Today's email and mobile technology has created 24/7 connections between employees and managers.

Meanwhile, research experts believe that this phenomenon also has a negative impact on the decision-making process of every human being.

But there are still many people who believe that the emergence of countless new forms and means of communication will help improve the ability of human information processing.

The issue of technology addiction has recently been debated at the LIFT 07 Technology Conference held in Geneva (Switzerland).

Good or bad?

" It not only has a negative impact on your decision-making ability, but also on your decision-making process ," said University of Northampton professor (Nada) Kakabadse.

" It's like you're losing your ability to feel space. Because of that, instead of going through the door, you're stabbing it. This kind of situation will be very easy to get you into a traffic accident. " .

" Mobile technology addiction often manifests as always bringing your mobile device to bed, going to the theater, going to the theater or going to dinner. Symptoms of addiction to technology are like any other. It's another person who tends to spend more time on technology than for family and social activities .

But there are still some who think that being provided with complete and continuous information today is actually a very beneficial thing for people.

Professor Fred Mast of Lausanne University said: " I think it is true that we can be overwhelmed but it depends on each situation. But I know we humans can be aware of the ability of the ministry. brain and will be ready to change in accordance with new challenges ".

" Recent studies show that people can fully improve their cognitive abilities to help them process information better ."

Experts also say that each of the different forms of communication technology has its own etiquette. For example, you can reply to an email after 2 days but an SMS cannot wait that long.

Expert Stefana Broadbent of Swisscom said that email is a formal communication medium and SMS is a personal communication form.

Kakabadse said that the best solution to avoid "technology overload" is to prioritize.

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