Unit 1 Information Overload

Essay  N.1 

Information Overload

Nowdays technology is very important and useful in people`s  life .This tool has made the daily life easier .It has changed they way people all over the World comunicate and connect .However it is also causing negative issues , affecting everybody. Although Technology has innovated and change  people`s life, it is becoming overwhelming because people are wasting time, having physical problems and experiencing emotional disorders.

If  people don`t work properly, because they are in front of a computer seeing Facebook, they are wasting time. This  problem happens when people are always  surfing Internet and social webs . The Workers have low productivity  because  they access skype  or other web sites. Children  spend a lot  of time playing  games or using the web without any parental control. The  universities have policies and filters to block the access to avoid the massive traffic and wasted time in students.

As a  student of Occupational Health,  I know about the physical problems produced by the hours in front a cell phone, computers or  tablets without having a ergonomical position. The neck, shoulders and back are most affected by uncomfortable positions, also causing  stress and tension.  Education about physical problems  is neccesary in  job centers , schools and other places about  the correct way to use all this technological devices. The knowledge about the physical problems that  cause the increase in the use of tecnology can change the way of manipulate these. The manufactures could  teach about  ergonomical recomendations in the users manual.

Emotional disorders like lack of sleep, stress and bad humor, are consecuences about the wrong use of technology. People use the email very late at night  and do not sleep. This is a reason why  people neglect their own mental health and the way to overcome the problems of their daily life. People do not  want to spend time with  family and talk about  issues ,they do not like to take a break and do not  disconnect from the World. We must pay attention about all these disorders  that can be more dangerous  through the years.

The Industrial Revolution and communications were many changes in our way of life. The world became smaller and accessible. The technology grew and joined thousands of people through a computer via internet. This produced a social and environmental impact that we are experiencing. The information overload is the consequence of globalization without measures that created man.