Dear members of the Goodnight Club, the longest-running anonymous nocturnal organization,
Are you now awake?
it's been a long time,
how are you all right now?
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This nocturnal organization has gone into a prolonged
hiatus, and it is time to break it and continue our legacy.
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Grind the beans now because the [tea] coffee shall be spilled in our late night talks.
Dear members of the Goodnight Club, the longest-running anonymous nocturnal organization,
For the first time after a long time, I had a mother-daughter talk with my mother! We are both busy with our own stuff so we didn't really have much time to sit and have a conversation.
We talked about how she spends her time while using her phone in a day. Guess what? I feel small because I do most of its opposite.
I first asked her how long does she takes surfing on the internet. She replied to me with an hour to two, which I was surprised. In a day, I usually take more than half a day on my scrolling on my phone only if I don't have classes but I could be on my phone all day if I have nothing to do for school or house chores. That's how addicted I am.
The second question I asked her was, what kind of content does she consume from the internet? Truly, one of the contents she spends her time mostly is strengthening her spiritual growth. Every morning, after waking up, she opens YouTube and plays worship songs before getting ready to go to her work. Some of the content she spends her time on also include videos and articles about her profession; social connections; social issues; cooking and; house designs. It's funny to think that between me and my mom, I am the one who spends time mostly on my phone, but I only open the least number of apps.
I thought we didn't have characteristics that we're similar of, but at least we both are responsible individuals who also benefit from the internet. We both give credit to resources when we use their pieces of work, we don't post negativity, we verify first the validity of a content before we share it, and we don't go to sites with trash contents.
Lastly, I asked her how tech savvy she is, in which she rated herself 4 out of 5. The same goes for me, I do love exploring new things, especially in technology, which is why I rate myself a 4.5 too. I may know a lot of things about technology right now, but there's still space for improvement and space for new discoveries that I could apply to my skills while using it.
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While doing the interview and making the blog, I do love how my mother and I have our differences and also similarities when it comes to how we use our cell phones. It reminds me of my childhood days when we still had more time to bond and talk to each other instead of having our own life because of our gadgets. It made me realize that I have been spending so much time on my gadget when I can spend it on more important matters like my family. I should enjoy and treasure my time with them. Make more memories with them because I may or may not go far when I go pursue college; Iโm sure I am going to miss them. It also taught me to appreciate more the importance of knowing how to manage my time efficiently; I could not just sit and do nothing but open my phone or laptop and not mind the time I am consuming whether it is for school purposes or just for leisure time.
In this time of our lives, modern technology is very essential because we do almost everything with it. The media such as our cell phones which serve as our tool to be able to communicate in a faster way with others is very modern in that we do not need to write and make letters just to send messages unlike before when it would take time to get the recipient to receive the message. Media keeps us entertained, informed, and raises our consciousness.
As it gives us benefits, it also brings us disadvantages because as time goes by, since it is becoming easier to access by everyone, especially younger individuals, the limitation is being disregarded. When we own a cell phone, for example, we have the power to do whatever we want. We basically can do anything in just one click. Since we have the power, we tend to overstep the boundaries because of factors such as temptations in which it is urging us to do it even though we knew in the first place that it was wrong. That is why as a user, knowing and keeping in mind our limitations is very important. We should always know that we need to be responsible for what we are doing. Guide the younger ones so they would make the proper use of technology and not abuse it.
If we could use a time machine, would you like to go back and experience different kinds of media that people used to use before the modern technology era for 30 days but you have to find ways to survive your own?
โธ coffeebeans
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