No boyfriend or girlfriend
stuff here, sorry. I'm talking relationship with your
computer. Really. Stay with me for a moment...
Are you 'friends', 'casual
acquaintances' or 'enemies'. This relationship will
very much have an effect on your daily productivity
(and your health and well being).
For me, I
love my computer. I'm nice to it and it returns the
favor by not breaking down and it creates wonderful
projects that allow me to make a living helping
others with their technology needs. It's a great
two-way win-win relationship and it's pretty much
stress-free.
Now how 'bout you? Do you find
yourself swearing at the computer, or worse yet
pounding on the keyboard because it's not responding
as fast as you'd like it to? How much time are you
putting into the relationship? Do you expect the
world from your computer but don't do any training to
learn how to use it or the software on it better?
That's kinda one-way thinking isn't it? Do you have
unrealistic expectations about how fast it should
respond to your actions, even though you may have
purchased it over 5 years ago and filled to the brim
with junk? Yikes, I can just imagine the frustration.
We see it every day. And all technology aside, this
adversarial relationship is unnecessarily stressful
and not healthy.
But it doesn’t have to be
that way. It's a mindset really, and it has nothing
to do with technology and everything to do with the
way you treat and act towards others. Computers
included.
Arm-chair technology counseling available FREE 24/7/365 by contacting us online or via phone at (800) 639-1046 | (954) 616-8023.
JUL
About the Author:
Michael Tishman is an experienced technology professional, philosopher and Zen master wannabe. His business accumen and passion for ethics and the betterment of all puts Michael on your side.