James Drogan

In a November 2003 presentation (How to Use Computers and the Internet in Daily Transactions) I wondered whether "Always on, always connected, always transacting" was a good thing.  Today's New York Times brings a article from The Public Editor, The Danger of Always Being On, which provides several examples in support of answering my 2003 inquiry in the negative.

However, as Clark Hoyt suggests, the danger is not solely attributable to an exponential increase in communications momentum, but also to the suspension of judgement in the face of pressures of time and competition, to thinking with keyboard in hand, and to an aggressive attitude regarding transparency.  Modern communications has, to some extent, pushed us towards speed, quantity, and being first-off-the-mark to the detriment of thoughtfulness and quality.

The old adage that, "Haste makes waste" comes to mind.