Giving in to technology

I'm not talking about upgrading to a smart phone and not being more than a few minutes from technology. I'm talking about letting technology completely dictate your life. My Droid recently got the newest operating update, to what I believe is called Jellybean. One of the newer features is Google Now, which uses your behavior to predicts your needs. For example, it's synced to my calendar, so when I have an appointment it will pull up a map and traffic. When I'm walking around downtown Orlando, it will suggest places for me to eat.

So this morning, my phone buzzed me and said that it would take 55-minutes if I travel the way I normally do for work. This route is one-lane road, but the most direct path. The next path to work would take me about 20-miles out of the way. So rather than wasting time, I took the long way to work. It was actually much faster (it was a Sunday).

The whole event got me thinking about the role technology has in our lives. I am completely dependent upon technology and have no idea how people found their way or occupied themselves without it. I'm talking about phantom vibrates when the phone isn't even near me and looking for the little notification light on my phone to blink. Crazy psychological stuff. Then there are people who are completely resistant (my mom). My mom calls photocopies a rexograph.

When I go to Alaska for two weeks, I intend to unplug. I think it will be a nice change of pace. There was a time, when it use to make me grumpy. We will see.

Does anyone else feel too attached on technology?