Ironically enough, as it comes closer and closer to the end of my schooling, where things are building up and I find I have less then enough time, this weeks reading is all about time management. Before I started I found myself say “I don’t have time to read this!” But I persisted.

This reading by Judy Wajcman, entitled “Finding time in a digital age”, is all about how technology is making us more harried for time instead of what was predicted where technology would solve our work time problems leaving us with plenty of leisure time. A few Problems are determined from the advances of technology. For instance, in the past there was a definitive line between work time and home time, now that technology has become so interactive and specially freeing, the line between work and home has been erased, if we take the smart phone as the key example: now, thanks to the smart phone you can check your work emails whilst you’re in bed. It’s a good idea in theory but in reality, this keeps us constantly connected to our work lives, which results in us constantly working.

Another point that I’d like to bring up that was mentioned was the fact that society has been trained to take up their time. Someone who is busy is considered lucky and wealthy and a characteristic to be proud of; whereas, if you have a lot of spare time and spend most of your time on leisurely activities then you’re considered lazy, which, when you think about it is really unhealthy.

Wajcman does consider taking things slowly but as she mentions there just isn’t enough time to do so, either the whole world goes slow or you just have to try and keep up.

The line to be drawn is one through speed and hurriedness. Speed is good, if you can do things quicker you can fit more into your day, but if you’re harried your frantic and that is unhealthy. In the end Technology is there to help you and only works under your own constraints so at the end of the day, it is really up to you how much you work.