Remembering the Human Spirit in a Digital World
Balancing the benefits of digital media while keeping life simple.
There’s plenty of information and entertainment to absorb today. Besides news and books, we have podcasts, social media, streaming networks, and digital newsletters, to name a few. The numerous choices are beneficial but can also leave us overwhelmed at times. Where is the happy medium between reaping the benefits and avoiding the overload?
Lately, frustration has led me to streamline my digital activity. Besides reducing my time online, reminiscing about past experiences also influenced change. There’s something to be said about retrieving information from a library, much like I did during my school years in the 60s and 70s.
A quiet library with card catalogs of books that might hold the details needed for your homework assignment. An answer may be between pages of a thick reference book. Or the process may take longer. A librarian directs you to another section to look further. Perhaps reference material may get sent from another library. Imagine that? Waiting a couple of days for what you need.
Compare that to an online search, and see some similarities. Jump back and forth from browsing web pages instead of card catalogs in reference departments. The difference is there may…
