21st century, the Era of ‘technology’

An era characterized by rapid expansion of liberalization, urbanization and globalization where technology plays a vital role in our day-to-day lives. Technology is supposed to make people more connected through social media, email, instant messaging, which have become important facts of our life.

However, Internet skeptics have argued that indirect online communication encourages isolation and prevents real friendship from building up. So is it true that technology is actually getting in the way of real socializing? Does technology makes us alone?

According to psychologist Jung,”Loneliness doesn’t come from being unable to communicate that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which other find inadmissible.” He predicted the state of human mind addicted to technology.

The alienation from face to face communication results with worsened social skills and unnatural behavior when “virtually socialized” people find themselves in real life situations.Technology and modernization have taken its pace and both are doing well at their own place. Again it is the humans who are getting into it and are on the verge of forgetting how to communicate with each other. The world today is so advance with so many social media, application where connecting is a blink of an eye, but then when it comes to a family trip, a get together connecting with one another in reality seems long gone. People are so busy adapting the development that they seem to forget themselves. In the days without technology and social media people used to manage to have contact with one another and they were connected by hearts. Now people are more concerned about what status and which selfie they will upload in social media rather than just enjoying the moment.Joint families living together in a small house were replaced by small families living in villas and they use cellphones to communicate one another within the same house. The life of the people has been trapped in those keypad emoticon like never before.

Music has become an important part of our life. Can we imagine life without music? Nowadays it is a common phenomenon where people use headphones to listen to music irrespective of the place and therefore having a conversation with the person sitting next to them has become quite different, in order to make everything right, we need to make a change starting today itself. A real good conversation with our beloved ones, our mother or father makes a huge difference in their lives as well as ours, they couldn’t be more happier than that.Some relationships are precious, don’t lose them on the way to reach the top of the world.

Today, we talk about success, money and power but we tend to forget to talk about the importance of human relationship.

Go get a cup of coffee with your favorite person and have a good conversation. Your existence is valued by someone, don’t just let it go in vain.

Amisha L Phukan | Content Writer | DU Times

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The beginning of a new academic year always comes with a dab of anxiety, excitement, euphoria and uncertainty.
As it is rightly said -‘ We suffer more in our imagination than in reality.’ Well, it is human nature to fabricate the reality and cook up delusions; thinking of which- make us squirm in our seats.

By now I think you would have got a hint of what I am implying on- ‘It’s all about the mindset!’. If you find yourself in paradise it wouldn’t be long before your mind says ” Yes, But….”.  All problems, anxieties are illusions of the mind.  It’s all about realizing that there are no problems. Only situations- to be dealt with now or to be left alone and accepted.

In the purview of college life- it is an open avenue- where you would experience a new influx of people into your lives, different ideologies, probably a new place to stay etc. All of these changes and the tinge of new found freedom which every college student experiences might sometimes trigger  restlessness and apprehension.
Here are some indispensable strategies you can employ to develop a healthy mindset:

• Acknowledge that change is possible. The mind has the capacity to unlearn and relearn.
• Take control of the situation. Don’t allow yourself to believe that the power lies with someone else . Turn it around and see yourself in control.
• Be authentic in what you are doing. Always be yourself! When you are being yourself your energy and enthusiasm will be felt by everyone.
• Be confident about what you have to offer. The implicit understanding is that it is up to you to have the confidence to portray your value.
  All it takes is a positive attitude and a healthy mindset to make the possibilities of success limitless

For the bookworms!

Here are some suggested books , which can be your companion when you experience one of those times where you are fighting with yourself!

• The Power of Now– Eckhart Tolle
• The Intention Experiment– Lynee Mc Taggart
• Reality at Dawn– Ram Chandra

On a personal note, I feel the mentioned books can be used as a self guide. The words on the pages of such books appear really true and convincing when we are in a stale mindset and immediately triggers a new spark and avenue of optimistic thought.

As Tim Shriver’s puts it- “A rising tide lifts all boats. It’s not just the kids with problems, but all kids who can benefit from these skills; these are an inoculation for life.”

All the best DUites!
Have a great academic year ahead…..

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