16 Technology Is a Wonderful Servant
Technology is just a tool.
You must discipline yourself to treat technology as a servant, not as a master. The purpose of technology is to make your life smoother and easier, not to create complexity, confusion, and stress.
Usually, to get more done of higher value, you have to stop doing things of lower value. Keep asking yourself, “What’s important here?” What is most important for you to accomplish at work? What is important in your personal life? If you could do only one or two of the activities available to you, which ones would they be?
Use your technological tools to regularly remind yourself of what is most important and protect yourself from what is least important. Technology can be ...
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