To Be on Line or Not to Be on Line?
“Holidays should be about recharging your own batteries, not just those of your laptop or smartphone”, Corinne Sweet, a celebrity psychologist told us. A research released recently by BT has found that one third (33%) of the working class in Britain plan on checking emails and voicemails even when taking time off so as to stay in touch with their work.
Happy or not, mobile technology is making us more difficult to switch off from our work. 28% of the female respondents find themselves checking work-related emails even during vacation time. The figure for men is even higher, leading women by 9%. When asked about the reasons, 39% of them said they feel a responsibility to do so, while 28% of them are afraid that they are missing important information.
Besides distractions from work, people also love to linger on social networking sites. About two-fifths (41%) of people surveyed owned up to ”checking in” the social networking sites at least once or twice while they are spending time with their family and friends on holiday. The percentage surges among the 18 to 34 year-olds, reaching 66%. 20% of the two-fifths said that they do it as is their wont, while 10% use social networks to relax.
Technology has indeed shortened the distance between us. Yet, it can be a curse if people cannot help logging in or texting even when they are hanging out with their friends and family. A quarter of people surveyed in the research confessed that their family and friends feel annoyed when the respondents keep checking their work communications on holiday. They either have to do it sneakily or rush their action.
To be on line or not to be, that’s a tough question. It seems extremely difficult, if not impossible, to strike a balance between the two. Well, maybe we shall take advice from the professional: “Holidays should give you a chance to turn off and become aware of your behavior. Try to spend a day offline and more time just hanging out with family and friends, or simply being alone”.
Source:
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/56106.php
http://i.co.uk/?p=8251&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-we-switch-off-on-holiday
Besides distractions from work, people also love to linger on social networking sites. About two-fifths (41%) of people surveyed owned up to ”checking in” the social networking sites at least once or twice while they are spending time with their family and friends on holiday. The percentage surges among the 18 to 34 year-olds, reaching 66%. 20% of the two-fifths said that they do it as is their wont, while 10% use social networks to relax.
Technology has indeed shortened the distance between us. Yet, it can be a curse if people cannot help logging in or texting even when they are hanging out with their friends and family. A quarter of people surveyed in the research confessed that their family and friends feel annoyed when the respondents keep checking their work communications on holiday. They either have to do it sneakily or rush their action.
To be on line or not to be, that’s a tough question. It seems extremely difficult, if not impossible, to strike a balance between the two. Well, maybe we shall take advice from the professional: “Holidays should give you a chance to turn off and become aware of your behavior. Try to spend a day offline and more time just hanging out with family and friends, or simply being alone”.
Source:
http://www.cellular-news.com/story/56106.php
http://i.co.uk/?p=8251&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-we-switch-off-on-holiday
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