Our Identity via our smart phone and other complications of life....

I was attending a business event the other day and the topic of smart phones came up.   I was asked if I preferred Blackberry or iPhone.  Of course my answer was that I carry both.  I have a great answer why - I carry a Blackberry for business and iPhone for personal.  Who would have thought 10 years ago that I would have been debating the relative merits of the safari mobile browser versus the secure interface and better keyboard of the Blackberry.  The world is beginning to become divided between Apple users (of which I am a fanatic) and all of the others.  Where at one time one's identity was defined by possibly your career, hobby or sport, it now is becoming defined by the technology you choose.  Has my life become so complicated and digital that constant contact is necessary?   I sometimes think that we have made our lives too complicated.  I was reading a blog I follow called The Positivity Blog  and liked the thoughts he had and I thought I would add my own on how I would like to further simplify things:



Is this useful?  Often when I undertake an activity for work it appears useful at the beginning as there is motion and action involved.   I need to continue to press if this is the best use of my time.

What is the most important thing I can be doing right now?   The most urgent is not always the most important, people should always take precedence over function.

Am I keeping things extremely simple?   Humans have the unique ability to complicate things when it is not necessary, there is something in our genetic make-up that makes it essential to create a two pulley system for hanging a bird feeder from the tree in the back yard (guilty).

Is there anybody else on the planet having it worse then me right now?  Simple answer, complex thought.

So I decided to simplify my life and now carry only an iPhone.   I still have five e-mail addresses along with multiple social media platforms, but a least I am  only  carrying one device.   I have a long way to go with the rest of what I do, however identifying the need is a great start.