Breakfast can wait
Breakfast can wait, the day's first stop is online speaks volumes how our mornings are shaped by technology. The below story quantifies the change:
In May, Gabrielle Glaser of Montclair, N.J., bought her 14-year-old daughter, Moriah, an Apple laptop for her birthday. In the weeks after, Moriah missed the school bus three times and went from walking the family Labradoodle for 20 minutes each morning to only briefly letting the dog outside.
Moriah concedes that she neglected the bus and dog, and blames Facebook, where the possibility that crucial updates from friends might be waiting draws her online as soon as she wakes. “I have some friends that are up early and chatting,” she said. “There is definitely a pull to check it.”
I am addicted to this myself. The first thing I do after waking up is checking my email and the markets. Only then does my daily routine start. It's weird that I didn't even realize that I missed this lifestyle when I was in India during the past few weeks.
In May, Gabrielle Glaser of Montclair, N.J., bought her 14-year-old daughter, Moriah, an Apple laptop for her birthday. In the weeks after, Moriah missed the school bus three times and went from walking the family Labradoodle for 20 minutes each morning to only briefly letting the dog outside.
Moriah concedes that she neglected the bus and dog, and blames Facebook, where the possibility that crucial updates from friends might be waiting draws her online as soon as she wakes. “I have some friends that are up early and chatting,” she said. “There is definitely a pull to check it.”
I am addicted to this myself. The first thing I do after waking up is checking my email and the markets. Only then does my daily routine start. It's weird that I didn't even realize that I missed this lifestyle when I was in India during the past few weeks.