7 life skills that tech will replace in the future
It seems like we may
be on the way to a sea of changes brought about by our all-consuming use of
technology. If you haven’t noticed people changing the way they’re living,
interacting and working, the differences will soon be inescapable!
Take a look at this
list of life and social skills that, thanks to technology, will be replaced
completely in the near future.
Cursive WritingWhen was the last time you wrote a letter – in print or cursive? Most children are taught cursive in school, but it’s doubtful any of them are putting it into practice. When we want to communicate, we type, and not just on our laptops. We’re expert smartphone thumb typers. In the near future, cursive will fade away and eventually be useless in everyday life.
Addressing and Posting Letters
If you’re not writing letters anymore, the process of writing the destination on an envelope might seem foreign to you. And no, life-event mailings like wedding invitations and baby announcements are not beyond the influence of technology. They are also being overtaken by Facebook, apps and services. In the near future, letters, post cards and hand-written envelopes will most likely expire.
If you’re not writing letters anymore, the process of writing the destination on an envelope might seem foreign to you. And no, life-event mailings like wedding invitations and baby announcements are not beyond the influence of technology. They are also being overtaken by Facebook, apps and services. In the near future, letters, post cards and hand-written envelopes will most likely expire.
Map ReadingNone of us are actually using maps anymore. When you get directions from one of your favourite map apps, don’t you just look at the steps and ignore the map? How many of us still remember what latitude and longitude means? What about the scale that usually appears on maps? Modern map apps ask nothing of you except an address. In the future, you’ll encounter more people who have either forgotten their map skills or never had them in the first place.
Library Skills
Library use is on the decline. Most of the people, who actually do go to the library, go there solely to use the computers and the free WiFi. Even those who do go to the library to find books have the benefits of a digital lookup system, which basically holds your hand until you find the book and pull it off the shelf. Library skills of all kinds will see its expiration date in the near future.
Library use is on the decline. Most of the people, who actually do go to the library, go there solely to use the computers and the free WiFi. Even those who do go to the library to find books have the benefits of a digital lookup system, which basically holds your hand until you find the book and pull it off the shelf. Library skills of all kinds will see its expiration date in the near future.
Face-to Face Communication“Hello, how are you? Send me a picture so I can see how you’re doing.” This is a typical conversation between two people who know each other, but never see each other in person, even if they’re sitting right next to each other. It doesn’t matter if you are young or old; we all have a lot of conversations in the form of SMSs, WhatsApp messages, Facebook messages, etc. Seeing people and talking face to face is not very hip and cool in this day and age.
Taking Photos that aren’t Selfies
Our obsession with taking pictures of ourselves is so great that it has inspired many new inventions – most popular being the selfie stick! Whatever the cause may be for all these selfies, the tools available are not going anywhere. And as we take more pictures of ourselves, we take fewer of other people and things. In the near future, the ability to take pictures of things other than ourselves, framing, composition and capturing the moment will fade away. At the very least, it is expected that people will forget how to smile without making a duckface.
Our obsession with taking pictures of ourselves is so great that it has inspired many new inventions – most popular being the selfie stick! Whatever the cause may be for all these selfies, the tools available are not going anywhere. And as we take more pictures of ourselves, we take fewer of other people and things. In the near future, the ability to take pictures of things other than ourselves, framing, composition and capturing the moment will fade away. At the very least, it is expected that people will forget how to smile without making a duckface.
Patience and Attention Spans
We are so flooded with things on our computers, laptops and phones that we lack the ability to wait for anything and have the attention span of a goldfish. The lack of patience has led to people angrily tapping on their tablets and laptops when a web page doesn’t load fast enough, so in the near future it’s obvious that the lack of patience epidemic will reach record levels.
We are so flooded with things on our computers, laptops and phones that we lack the ability to wait for anything and have the attention span of a goldfish. The lack of patience has led to people angrily tapping on their tablets and laptops when a web page doesn’t load fast enough, so in the near future it’s obvious that the lack of patience epidemic will reach record levels.
There has been acceleration
in the rate we are changing because of technology and the great impact it has
on our lives. These life and social skills will basically be useless in the
near future…
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