How did any of us ever survive before this avalanche of technology hit us? We now have faxes, cell phones, high-speed computers, and laptops that go everywhere with us today. We have learned that we cannot live without today's technology, or can we? Do we really know how much stress is it really generating for us. I think today's stress and technology go hand in hand. Everyday some new piece of computer equipment or software is advertised, and the manufacturers are telling us how much easier it is going to make our workplaces. I really think the reason for so much stress in the workplace is, because, technology has moved unrestrained in the past several years. I do not think that all of this new modern technology is a bad thing, but I do believe that there is too much of it being push at us all at once. There are so many options that we just cannot keep up with the roller coaster of technology. Is it really for the better?
             I know from experience that both articles that I read are speaking from their own experience, no matter how comical they were. Technology & Stress: Are they inseparable? And How Much More Mechanization Can We Take? These authors are really telling it like it is in the real world of technology. Elliott Levin (July/Aug 2002) tells us how he was happier before he was introduced to all of this new technology that was suppose to make his life easier. However, he tells us how we cannot go anywhere without our cell phones, and laptops or some new gadget. Now he claims that the new "Blackberry" lets you go anywhere and still get all of your e-mails. Levin is an attorney who points out that some of his clients do not have faxes, and cell phones. I find this hard to believe, because you cannot go anywhere without having a phone of some sort start ringing and everyone starts going for their pockets to see if it their phone.
             Using one of the oldest forms of communication, the plain old desk phone can c...