Category: technology

80s Babies Lesson 2: Technology May Need Boundaries, But It’s Pretty Wonderful

ByRachel March 25, 2016 0 Comments
This is Part 2 of a series (inspired by the article “Why 80s Babies Are Different Than Other Millennials”) in which I argue that 80s babies are actually the magic Rosetta Stone of figuring out a healthy balance between using technology and unplugging. Due to our weird place on the timeline of technological development, we have a perspective the world needs. In Part 1, we established that...

What 80s Babies Know About Balancing Technology

ByRachel March 22, 2016 3 Comments
  Back in November, I wrote a blog post about how much the internet has taken over our lives, and never got around to Part 2. I couldn’t figure out where to go from there—until I ran across the recent article “Why 80’s Babies Are Different Than Other Millennials,” and realized that 80s babies are actually the secret weapon to figuring out this modern technology conundrum. No,...

My Facebook Announcement

ByRachel March 22, 2016 1 Comment
I made a drastic decision about Facebook today: I am taking control of my life back from social media. From now on, I will use social media for marketing and to communicate with friends about plans, but nothing else. This is the announcement I typed up, and will post once per day for a week to make sure all my friends know. Feel free to borrow this for your own purposes if you would like to join...

Radio Silence, What’s Next, and A Featured Article

ByRachel May 28, 2014 0 Comments
My bovine maternal instinct kicks in.I feel it's been an unpardonably long time since I made any kind of post. I assure you, it's not due to laziness.First, I had to finish up the semester, a challenge all by itself. Then we left on vacation the day after my last set of papers was due.Vacation has been an amazing time to recharge and rethink some things, especially about the way I use technology....