Staying away from gadgets...
@arunima25 (93194)
Bangalore, India
April 26, 2023 1:55am CST
Good afternoon from this side of the planet. 
It's past 12 here and I would eat my lunch and leave the house in an hour.
It's bright and sunny outside but not too hot. Last two evenings with some shower has brought relief to the rising mercury lately 
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I have to take my younger daughter for her educational and psychological assessment today. We have not got one done in the last few years. It has been delayed due to the pandemic.
I will see if the waiting is there, I might come here again.
I have been mostly away from the gadgets in the last two days. And these two days have been pretty productive ones. I could arrange few documents and categorised them in different files, arranged my art and craft cupboard ( to find two unfinished projects that were totally out of mind), prepared some home made snacks and also started with the next batch of mango pickles. My friend could bring the raw mangoes from her farmhouse only on Monday. So, I started it yesterday. You can see that in picture..i have cut them all and dried them.. today I added the spices and oil to it. Now, it needs sun drying for few days.
So, a lot was done in the last two days
. My mother said a very valid thing to me when I last visited her in December. She said " More than half the world population would go to grave without achieving even half of their potential. And gadgets and the addiction or dependency to them has to be blamed". I totally agree with her. What's your thought about it?
But if you stay away from gadgets, you cannot attain your goals in online earnings
Hope all going well in your myLot corner Stay happy and healthy
It's past 12 here and I would eat my lunch and leave the house in an hour.
It's bright and sunny outside but not too hot. Last two evenings with some shower has brought relief to the rising mercury lately .
I have to take my younger daughter for her educational and psychological assessment today. We have not got one done in the last few years. It has been delayed due to the pandemic.
I will see if the waiting is there, I might come here again.
I have been mostly away from the gadgets in the last two days. And these two days have been pretty productive ones. I could arrange few documents and categorised them in different files, arranged my art and craft cupboard ( to find two unfinished projects that were totally out of mind), prepared some home made snacks and also started with the next batch of mango pickles. My friend could bring the raw mangoes from her farmhouse only on Monday. So, I started it yesterday. You can see that in picture..i have cut them all and dried them.. today I added the spices and oil to it. Now, it needs sun drying for few days.
So, a lot was done in the last two days. My mother said a very valid thing to me when I last visited her in December. She said " More than half the world population would go to grave without achieving even half of their potential. And gadgets and the addiction or dependency to them has to be blamed". I totally agree with her. What's your thought about it?
But if you stay away from gadgets, you cannot attain your goals in online earnings
Hope all going well in your myLot corner Stay happy and healthy 11 people like this
12 responses
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
Very true. I often feel that I am not able to do as per my potential due to various reasons...lazyness, lack of motivation, procrastination etc. And ofcourse sticking to screen time for long is a factor.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
26 Apr 23
That's so nice. I feel that we had blessed years while growing up. My hear pains when I see kids and youth so attached to their gadgets. It has taken away so many joys of life, especially the childhood.
@allknowing (153544)
• India
27 Apr 23
Gadgets for me are need based. Some I can really do without.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
27 Apr 23
@arunima25 Even those minimum gadgets have feature that we hardly use
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
It's the same here..I have only few much needed gadgets. I don't buy anything and everything that comes to the market. A laptop and smartphone is good enough for me. Also, my kitchen has only the few needed ones.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
28 Apr 23
@allknowing I am also the same. Sometimes I am not even aware of all the features and don't even bother to know it
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
27 Apr 23
@arunima25 - I even donated my microwave because I do not like how food taste prepared in a microwave. I will never buy an air-fryer either.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
You are right. We can't totally stay away from gadgets. We need to judiciously use it.
I agree with @TheSojourner that doing things the old way is therapeutic. I have only a few mucg needed gadgets in my kitchen and I still prefer to cook the old fashioned way.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
@LadyDuck I have microwave. We never use it in microwave mode. It's convertible and we mostly use it as traditional oven mode. I am not going to buy an air fryer either. Anyways, we are not much into deep fried stuffs. We occasionally have them and having them in old traditional way is fine with me.
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@sathviksouvik (23233)
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16 May 23
I also hate the gadgets. But my job is such other than academic sessions I remained posted on new messages and emails
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@sathviksouvik (23233)
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18 May 23
@arunima25 thanks Arunimaji I agree with you. When I go in tours excepting contacting my travel agent I only use phones, no computers no emails.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
18 May 23
@sathviksouvik That is good. Less is more. I don't have any gadgets other than my phone and laptop.. people keep tempting me with ipad, tab etc. I am not tempted.
@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
18 May 23
I can relate to it. I don't want to become their slaves but I do need them for my job and other stuff. It's become a necessity these days. But as long as we can control it and strike a balance, we are good to go.
@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
26 Apr 23
Gadgets are good when used judiciously.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
27 Apr 23
@arunima25 That's right. Gadgets sometimes become a necessity at old age. I can't do without my smartphone now as I use it to for many things like shopping and banking and a lot more.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
@aninditasen I totally agree there. It's not only with old age, it's with all age groups. I rely a lot on digital ways..I guess that's the case with everyone.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
You are right. As long as we maintain a balance and that becomes challenging at times. As long as gadgets are in our control, we are good. Once they start controlling us, there must be something wrong.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
26 Apr 23
I strongly believe in the saying ``All that is too much is not good``. Therefore, we just need to learn how to balance. Enjoy life
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
You are right. As long as we maintain a balance and that becomes challenging at times. As long as gadgets are in our control, we are good. Once they start controlling us, there must be something wrong.
Balance in life is the key in all aspects of life
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@allen0187 (59648)
• Philippines
7 May 23
When I'm on my rest days, I minimize the use of my mobile phone and laptop.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 May 23
That's a good practice. We all need to take some break from our gadgets from time to time. There is a lot more to do in offline world.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
27 Apr 23
You are right. As long as we maintain a balance and that becomes challenging at times. As long as gadgets are in our control, we are good. Once they start controlling us, there must be something wrong.
Balance in life is the key in all aspects of life
I make sure that I don't overdo online work.. Offline life should get the priority all the times.
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
27 Apr 23
@arunima25 that's so right we should not let them control us.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
6 May 23
Some gadgets really do come in handy. Others I rarely use.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 May 23
That's good. You are into judicious use of gadgets. Many people these days are addicted to them.. As long as we control gadgets it is okay. The problems begin once gadgets start controlling us.
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
30 Apr 23
I see too many young people attached to their phones and Game Boys. It's a shame. Hope you are having a good weekend and will have a good week to come.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
1 May 23
@arunima25 I hope you enjoy your Labor Day. Our Labor Day is in September.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
6 May 23
@LindaOHio Oh! I see. I thought that this one is assigned by International Labour Organization and is celebrated globally.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
30 Apr 23
I had a good weekend with my family. It's a long weekend as tomorrow 1st May is labour's day here. . I agree with you, young generation is totally glued to the gadgets and missing so much in life. I feel sad for them.
. I agree with you, young generation is totally glued to the gadgets and missing so much in life. I feel sad for them.1 person likes this
@pitsipeahie (5758)
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27 Apr 23
Well, sad to say but that's true. People nowadays are so overly dependent on their gadgets for almost everything, everyday life activities, even the most basic that they hardly use their brain to think anymore. If you ask someone, "how many hours are there in a month?" In my time, I would think like "there's 24 hrs in a day, how many days are in a month blah blah", compute it manually or use a calculator. But now, ask this especially a young one or even the older ones, they'd take the easy way out. Say, "Siri or Alexa, how many hours are there in a month?" Then the answer is right there, in front of you, you do not even have to type your question, you just have to speak. Did you use your brain to think? No, no effort.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
28 Apr 23
It's unfortunate. Isn't it? And with AI and ChatGpt kind of advancements, it's going to get worse. It's okay as long as we control our gadgets. But unfortunately, now a days, it's other way around. Our lives are being controlled by the gadgets 
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