We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment. We use them to avoid work while giving the impression that we're actually working hard.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Working is a great distraction technique.
Gadgets - our houses are filled with them: ones we need, ones we think we need, and others that were a good idea at the time, but have never made it out of their boxes.
Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.
Oh I love gadgets and I pride myself on keeping at the cutting edge of technology.
What is so brilliant about the gadgets is their simplicity.
I love technology, and I love new gadgets. I can no longer figure out how to use any of them, but I love them.
Cell phones, mobile e-mail, and all the other cool and slick gadgets can cause massive losses in our creative output and overall productivity.
I've always been a sucker for any technology engineered primarily for the entertainment of the human race - even such technology as has been disguised as 'useful' or 'improving' when we all know the real virtue lies in its ability to distract and divert.
When you work for somebody who is very technical, and understands and has creative solutions to your problems, it spurs you along and stops you making excuses for things. And I found that very useful.
We use work to numb out. We can't turn off our machines because we're afraid we're going to miss something.