Stop, click, nothing. Stop, click, nothing. I could feel my blood boil and my teeth tighten. A deadline was looming and my technology wasn t doing what it was supposed to do. It was frustrating knowing the information I needed was a hot link away and, for some reason over which I had no control, I couldn t reach it.
Some people become so immersed in the technology that they risk losing their own identity.
Symptoms of technosis, according to Drs. Weil and Rosen, include overdoing work and never feeling finished, believing faster is better, and not knowing how to function successfully without technology. Stress Few of us can afford to quit our jobs and leave technology behind. The answer may lie in setting limits on how much we take on and how we prioritize our day. Give yourself solid, uninterrupted time to work on one task.