Paradox: Modern America And The Future

The time paradox is one of my biggest challenges I face every day. Technology has saved me time, from using the Swiffer instead of a mop, to paying my bills through the internet instead of mailing a check. I balance being a full-time student, a small business owner, and a pet owner to two amazing dogs. Technology crunches my time with online homework, emails, online sales, and balancing my Quickbooks. Since I can get most of my work done in the palm of my hand, it tempts me to sacrifice some sleep with the daunting pressure to get everything done (Weiten, pg.1, 2013).

That you have been given many choices, but perhaps too many choices?

The choice paradox makes making even the simplest decision more stressful and difficult. When faced with many choices to choose from, the selection process becomes more complex. Life is not as simple as the generation that grew up before us or the generation before them. When there are too many choices it develops self-doubt and it makes people wonder, what if? Choice overload makes people struggle with decision causing them to feel anxiety and regret which could lead to depression (Weiten, pg.2, 2013). I

As technology progressives, the health and happiness of people are not causing a paradox. The quality of life has declined rathered than increase, since the technological advances from the past 100 years. (Weiten, pg.2, 2013) I would change the extreme desire to have a phone in my hands at all times. It makes me feel uncomfortable standing in line when everyone’s head is down to their phones. Even driving through campus, everyone that is walking has their eye’s locked on their phones. Do not get me wrong, I love my iPhone, but it is becoming an obsession that everyone is accepting as a norm.

Weiten, W., Dunn, D., & Hammer, E. Y. (2018). Psychology applied to modern life: adjustment in the 21st century. Boston, MA: Cengage