In one of my previous articles, I briefly mention that patience has become a thing of the past and none of us are fans of waiting. It got me thinking about how we all "go, go go!" and it is what our human nature has become. We want to see, hear, and do it all now. There's no time for waiting when we literally can do anything in a second. Time is here and now and we have not a second to lose.
Some might argue this incline in impatient nature is due to iPhones, apps, and computers. Some say that it has stolen the ability to be patient and I will agree that that is partially true. However, impatience existed way before Steve Jobs and I believe the issue really is that whatever little bit of time we used to have in the form of lunch breaks, sleep, and six minute passing periods between classes has no been taken over by the easy access to phones.
The problem for us is that even though all these fast-paced mechanics exists, we let it take control of us anyways. In my opinion, Facebook and Twitter are the worst tools given to my generation. It takes seconds and little effort for someone to tweet or post anything and if you look through your feed try to point out any content that is actually relevant to your day. The purpose of technology wasn't for us to watch boomerang after boomerang or to scroll through pictures of everyone's lunches. It was solely created for faster communication.
We rarely give ourselves the time of day already and technology has made it impossible to. My friends and I never worry about sleeping alone at night because our greatest companion, our phone, is always there to share the covers. Bedtime isn't bedtime unless you spend an hour scrolling before your exhausted eyes give out.
To clarify, technology isn't the absolute worst. There are definitely some redeeming qualities they provide. As for us though, people aren't meant to be glued to a phone anticipating for news feed, responding to Snapchats, waiting for a text back, and a hundred others things that force you to keep your phone in your pocket.
Instead of letting your demanding devices take over those small breaks, turn it off and just take a minute. Not a second, not till the count of ten. Seriously, a full minute. You get over a thousand minutes in a day, you can definitely afford to use two or three for yourself.
