ROLE OF GADGETS IN OUR LIFE

Gadgets are electronically simplified applications that make work easy. They play a significant role in the common man’s life and we have grown so used to it that it becomes very difficult for us to think of daily life chores in the absence of machines. Ranging from a washing machine, a chimney or an electric hub, the churner or simply the television set; Instruments have invaded each and every part of our life and have proved themselves to be use.

God has given us everything like plants, trees, flowers, beautiful creatures and of course a very intelligent brain, through which man can do anything. As we all know that India has developed itself in technology and has invented many new electronic gadgets, which have many advantages and disadvantages. Man has become so intelligent that he has invented aero planes and spacecraft to fly in, trains, cars, ships and boats for every other mode of travel from one place to another, and mobiles, telephones and the Internet for communication and many other gadgets useful in every aspect of life.

These inventions have made it possible for us to do many things undreamt of at the beginning of the last century. The world has become so advanced that we have computers and laptops in almost every household today. Internet facility is also a great invention. Mobiles help us to talk to anyone, anywhere at any time. Man has come a long way from the invention of the wheel. There are serious disadvantages of such a fast pace of progress, like global warming and pollution but scientists are working on that too. All electronic gadgets have improved our life a lot. So in the coming centuries we can imagine how our life might be.

Yet, here are some benefits and disadvantages of gadgets are:

 BENEFITS:

Increases Productivity

“Time is Money” is a famous saying which fits right in today’s fast life. Your growth depends on how productive you are and you can use electronic gadgets to increase your work speed.

Better Communication.

Electronic gadgets have connected the whole world through apps like WhatsApp for easy communication. You can instantly keep in touch with your loved ones through chats or video calls.

Enhances knowledge-retention

Retention is one crucial factor in determining whether students are successfully learning in class. Correlatively, the activation of students’ multiple senses while using electronic gadgets in class may help with their knowledge retention.

 DISADVANTAGES:

Addiction.

You can easily get addicted to social media and waste your precious time using your laptop or smartphone on checking various posts, reading news, or watching short videos.

Less Interaction

Students can easily get addicted to gadgets such as PlayStation, Xbox, or smartphone gaming like PUBG.

This addiction leads them to live in their own world and they don’t feel any urge to interact with their family, friends, and other people in real life.

Health Issues

 Lack of sleep due to more exposure to blue light from the screen that blocks the release of melatonin which makes you sleepy.

 Lack of physical activity results in obesity.

 You keep on sitting or lying in different postures that put extra pressure on your spine especially on the back of the neck resulting in cervical spondylitis in most people.

Today we are completely dependent on modern gadgets. Our mobile phone is like a personal secretary with accounts of all that we do every day. The times when we remembered the phone numbers of important contacts have long gone, now that is the job of mobile to save it in its memory. Everywhere around, we can spot young people with headphones in their ear, connected to their iPods and unaware of their surroundings. Modern gadgets seem to have helped to connect us virtually but in reality, they have forced us to leads an isolated life. The human connects, especially the amount of time we used to spend with family and friends in past has today reduced to WhatsApp messages and Facebook updates. Perhaps if we go back to such a time when we have our life without modern gadgets, we will be able to come close to our family and friends. The connection between two persons is a human bond. Messages and emails transfer our words but they can't send the emotions which lie behind those words. Thus in today's time, a life without modern gadgets will be one of human emotions and feelings and not of robotic expressions and methods. We will be able to build relationships and not increase the friend's list. It will be a human life with sensitivity and love.