This is a pretty accurate depiction of my everyday life. It wasn't until a few years ago that I suddenly noticed everyone was always on their phone -- all the

This is a pretty accurate depiction of my everyday life. It wasn't until a few years ago that I suddenly noticed everyone was always on their phone -- all the time -- myself included. Since then, I've been trying to be consciously aware of my own phone-checking habits while I'm around other people. Unfortunately, it's incredibly hard for me to not check my phone every other minute. A lot of the times when I'm with my wife, she'll remind me that I'm scrolling through the latest Hacker News posts without even thinking about it -- and I feel awful. Technology is a really great force in the world. It allows all of us to be closer together -- communicate better, share ourselves, and express our feelings to a wider audience. But at the same time, it's also an incredibly isolating force -- it ensnares our focus and passions, and often times leads us to disconnect with the reality around us. I'm not really sure what the solution here is (or if one is even needed -- maybe this is the future?) -- but for me, I find the idea of not letting my technology rule my life -- romantic.