About the Workshop

Are you feeling irritable? Having trouble sleeping, digesting, or concentrating? Maybe you have the flu. Or maybe you’re suffering from the latest of humanity’s woes: information overload. According to experts, sleep disorders, digestive problems, hypertension, low morale and irritability can all be symptoms of “techno-stress,” or “technosis.”

Objectives:

• Recognize the signs of “technosis”
• Analyze your real technology needs
• Develop a plan to use technology wisely
• Focus on the positives while eliminating the negatives
• Making time for low-tech activities

Topics:

• Information Overload – What is it and knowing if you have it
• Hooked on technology – Use it, don’t abuse it – Avoiding technology for its own sake
• What do you need – How do you use it? – Making the most of your equipment – What new equipment do you really need to own?
• Simplify your life. – Make technology your servant, not your master – How much information is enough?
• A walk in the park – Making time for low-tech activities – Keeping your perspective on technolog

 

(Photo Courtesy of Christopher Bowns)