What technology would you be better off without, why?

This might require a short list to identify what technology is currently in my life.

• Computer/laptop
• Internet
• Cell phone
• Smart watch
• Car
• GPS
• Bluetooth earbuds

I’m sure I could add more if I spent time looking around and thinking about it, but let us use this list for now.

The thing I currently use the least is my smart watch. I really should wear it more often, but considering how little I use it in general I could get away with not having it and my life wouldn’t change much. Sadly, that wasn’t part of the original question. What would make my life BETTER without it?

There’s a balance of convenience versus necessity with some modern technology, especially based on use. The Internet is a wonderful thing if used without nefarious purposes in mind. Computers get more and more powerful every day, which leads to new advances in other fields. Cell phones evolved into smart phones, and we have the world’s knowledge at our fingertips. Cars are practically a necessity to live in most places of the United States because of the great distances, but we can substitute buses and rail systems for the more densely populated urban centers. GPS, whether it is in my phone or car, is incredible for navigation. Bluetooth earbuds are definitely a convenience more than anything.

So, do I cut convenience, or do something a little more interesting? I’m leaning towards the latter. Personally, if I could go back to a non-smart cell phone, like an old clamshell Samsung I used to have, I think that might make my life better. It would simplify (or at least uncomplicate) my daily routine and remove distractions such as social media. I could probably be more productive. Or maybe read more books.

I’d like to say “if it were only that easy” but in some regard it really is that easy. I could go get a cheap phone today and make that change, but I also do a bunch of writing on my phone. Like this post, for example.