I have to say, imagining your situation of not knowing how to turn off your phone and then realising you couldn't locate your sister was amusing to read. I would have felt slightly panicked in the moment myself too!
It highlights a larger concern that we're so dependent on our phones that we feel truly lost without them.
I was speaking to my partner about this the other day and how we need to actively practice our 'life skills'. Or you could say 'real life skills'.
For example, practicing how to communicate and arrange meeting without texting "I'm running 5 minutes late, can I meet you at X instead?", learning to navigate and remember directions to places without passively following Google Maps or learning how to fix things without first looking up a YouTube video.
Analog is the way forward!
I have to say, imagining your situation of not knowing how to turn off your phone and then realising you couldn't locate your sister was amusing to read. I would have felt slightly panicked in the moment myself too!
It highlights a larger concern that we're so dependent on our phones that we feel truly lost without them.
I was speaking to my partner about this the other day and how we need to actively practice our 'life skills'. Or you could say 'real life skills'.
For example, practicing how to communicate and arrange meeting without texting "I'm running 5 minutes late, can I meet you at X instead?", learning to navigate and remember directions to places without passively following Google Maps or learning how to fix things without first looking up a YouTube video.