Time Is More Valuable

Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, moreover you cannot get more time. In the essay How the States Has Run Out Of Time, Nancy Gibbs discusses how the inclusion of technology into the betforce has a minus impact on the lives of Americans. Technology was designed to make work easier and speedy providing extra time that can be spent freely. Instead, it had the opposite effect make longer work hour and less time for family. I cogitate technology in the work place may have a deeper impact American life. Technology has helped to change the nature of the work.Technology like the Internet has helped to interrelate businesses internally as well as globally with information. Communication has become fast and simple with the use of email and video or phone conference, but at the same time it has made the work place impersonal. With this it reduces the need to meet face to face. Socialization within the work place decrease and thither is less water cooler moments wh ere employees meet and have conversations. There is a decrease sense of trust, bonds and teamwork present. With the decrease in trust there is a decline in work-life balance.Technology provides us with a limitless supply of information and a way to stay connected. There are phones in the car, laptops in the den, and humming telecommunicate machine eliminates the once peaceful lull between completing a document and delivering it. (602) The constant connectivity slowly blurs the line between work and leisure. In a sense people are always working. People are able to continue their work at home after leaving the office or even work from home. Even when they are not working, employees can access and reply to email messages from work via their computer and cell phone.As work days increased, negative wellness effects did as well. Long working hours does not only affect a workers productivity. Long hours meant less time for an individual to rest, which can take a shit sleeping problems a nd increase the chance of being in a work related accident. Another result can be the rise of stress repayable to the need of a competitive advantage. The stress can lead to either high blood pressure and heart disease or bad health habits such as smoking and unhealthy eating. More time spent working meant less time with the family.Some parents feel strained and fatigued trying to juggle the responsibilities at home and at work. Most times this breaks the bond between parent and fryren because there is less focus on the child. As parents are working, the child is taken care of by a babysitter. Other times the child might take up the parental role and take care of themselves man the parents are away. The very culture of children, of freedom and fantasy and kids teaching kids to play jacks, is collapsing under the weight of hectic family schedule. 605) The structure of American life has changed since technology was introduced in the work force. People are on a fast pace schedule t o deal with the time constraint caused by work. The accessibility of technology is causing people to overwork to combat the competition faced in the economical market. Overworking causes strain on our own lives and the family life, whether it is neglecting the responsibilities and duties as a parent or not spending time with our spouse. As the sun set and comes close to the end, ask yourself if you are able to find some free time from work?