Woes of the Modern World

The Modern World has got me down, folks.

I’ve been pushing myself to write a lot lately, but between my job, my job hunt, the intern search, reading/commenting on other writer’s manuscripts, and FINALLY getting the bulk of the apartment decorating all squared away…I’ve been pretty swamped.

But everyone is busy these days. Job. Family. Internships. School. Friends. Hobby. Commuting. Dating. Second job. Blogging. Networking. Travel. Second Hobby… There’s not much time to just relax, is there?

I read an article in Newsweek a few weeks ago about how being constantly plugged in (to smart phones, laptops, e-readers, iPads, Twitter feeds, Facebook accounts, and whatever else) is not only hurting our interpersonal relationships,  it’s changing the way our brains actually function. We’re developing addictions to these various devices.

Don’t believe me? Try not using any single piece of technology for the next five minutes. No cell phone. No computer. No television.

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I’ve been trying to unplug more, but it’s hard. If I want to work on Sightless, which I try to do daily, I have to be at a computer (I’m not able to write longhand…plus I end up crossing out so much that it’s illegible). There are things I can do with pen and paper, like brainstorming and scene plotting, but the real meat of the project has to happen on my laptop. Curses!

Patrick and I have tried to unplug after 10:30pm, but let’s be real: that’s prime time for 20-somethings. I can’t write at work, and he has so many responsibilities (grad school/writing and managing ChimeraResearchGroup.com/investing on his own) that he’s rarely ready to stop working at 10:30. So what’s to be done?

A few things have worked for me so far. One is forcing myself to ignore the phone whenever I’m walking or driving, even if I’m waiting at a long LA traffic light. Another is leaving my cell phone in the car (or at the very least in my purse) if I go to a restaurant. I’m always baffled by how many people I see texting during dinner instead of talking to the person RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM. Sure, there are emergency calls or business emails you unfortunately can’t ignore, but most of the time these texts are about what you’re doing the next day, or whether or not you saw The Dark Knight in 3D yet. HAVE SOME SELF RESTRAINT PEOPLE. And besides…it’s just bad manners.

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I’m already starting to notice a positive change. I feel more relaxed when I read or sit outside, or talk with a friend (even if it’s on the phone, which is technically against the rules). I’m setting up a little reading nook in my apartment where I can just relax — with no television nearby. I’m also going to get back into yoga, because that is the single most relaxing and rejuvenating thing ever, short of sitting on a beach in Hawaii.

So here’s my question to you: what do you do to relax at the end of the day? Do you have the same technology issues I do, or have you found some way to resist the temptation of that blinking light on your smart phone? How, in other words, do you cope with all the distractions of the Modern World?