do not disturb

In William Deresiewicz's essay "The end of solitude", the author describes how my generation has come to a point were we are never alone. The constant communication through text, Facebook, Twitter etc. has made us so use to being in touch with people that we are afraid to be alone. Instead of focusing on our tangible self, we are more concerned about our online self.

I agree with Deresiewicz that our generation is use to being constantly connected, yet, I do believe that this is because the technology is so new we haven't been taught or know how to remove ourselves from it. One thing is for sure, the new update of the iPhone has a "Do not disturb button" that needs to be used.

Settings > Do not disturb > On

All you need to do so your notifications, texts and calls hold off. Bianca Bosker, the Senior Tech Editor of the Huffington Post, explained:

The Do Not Disturb tool marks a refreshing admission by a tech company that we actually have a life beyond our gadgets, and for all the good it does to be wedded to our devices, every now and again we need to trade FaceTime for face-to-face time.

It's Apple's way of saying, "Hey, there's a life out there you need to pay attention to!" The simple change of the iOS 6 software might also be the stepping stone to regain solitude.

Picture this: it's a saturday afternoon, you go outside, turn on the Do not disturb on your iPhone and read a book with no interruptions. Well, it sounds good to me.