Is the problem in the tool or the user
Let’s talk about sticky products and how we use them in our daily life. If they are good or bad for us and what can we do to stay on the good side of using them.
Have you heard recently one of these pieces of advice from a wise friend?
“You should stop using Facebook/Instagram it’s a waste of time!”
“You don’t need a TV, it only eats up your time!”
“Stop looking at your phone (portable device) in bed. Your bedroom is only for sleeping and sex.”
“Don’t install APPs on your phone they only distract you.”
Essentially there is an underlying pattern that can be noticed in this type of claims.
“Stop using [TOOL] because it is bad [Describe in what way it is bad].”
I won’t argue if these claims are true or not. They have a paradoxical aspect, in my opinion. They can be true and false depending on the user using the tools involved.
“A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer’s hand.”
― Seneca
Tools can’t be bad or good, they are tools. People keep blaming the lack of self-discipline and mindfulness on the tools and not on the real culprit.
