Comments on: 5 Critical Skills We Must Never Lose in the Information Age http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/ choosing positivity Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:57:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rose Joy Milan http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Rose Joy Milan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:53:27 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-80 Belinda, You, indeed, are gifted and talented with a great communication skill. You are right! Although we're blessed with all these modern technology gadgets, we should not lose sight of the importance of critical thinking and our need to actually connect with people. Your son has grown and become more handsome. Rose/Joy Belinda,
You, indeed, are gifted and talented with a great communication skill.
You are right! Although we’re blessed with all these modern technology gadgets, we should not lose sight of the importance of critical thinking and our need to actually connect with people.
Your son has grown and become more handsome.

Rose/Joy

]]> By: Belinda Munoz http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Belinda Munoz Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:53:23 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-74 @Justin, thanks for stopping by! Good to hear that has been your experience. I hope it's true for everyone else... @Ben, thank you for your friendship. I'm happy to hear this post resonates with you. I hope your loved ones are safe... @Fr. Michael, I really appreciate your insights. I find myself barely able to keep up with technology most of the time. Every now and then, I wonder if those who don't have access to the technology many of us take for granted are the lucky ones... @Jeffrey, great point. I certainly am guilty of that when I'm alone with my son. I worry and my instinct is to protect him from getting hurt. But you're right, we learn valuable lessons from mistakes and hot cycle accidents and crash landings, etc. @Bob, thank you for such a wonderful compliment! I agree; technology can be a double-edged sword. I hope that we all remember to seek balance because technology can really suck us in if we let it. @Love, wow, another one! Thanks. I think one of the ways to counter these concerns is to lead by example. Easier to say, harder to do... @LoloReads, many thanks for such a nice compliment! I'm all for cleansing breaths -- something I learned from one of my yoga instructors. @Jai Kai, great to see you here! Thanks for weighing in. I will check out the "No Impact Man". @Liberty, thanks! @Malo, thank you! You bring up a good point. The gaming field is a whole other ball o' wax. It must be great entertainment and good for eye-hand coordination, but I would imagine it could suck up a lot of time and numb some part of the brain...hopefully temporarily with no long-term effects... @Justin, thanks for stopping by! Good to hear that has been your experience. I hope it’s true for everyone else…

@Ben, thank you for your friendship. I’m happy to hear this post resonates with you. I hope your loved ones are safe…

@Fr. Michael, I really appreciate your insights. I find myself barely able to keep up with technology most of the time. Every now and then, I wonder if those who don’t have access to the technology many of us take for granted are the lucky ones…

@Jeffrey, great point. I certainly am guilty of that when I’m alone with my son. I worry and my instinct is to protect him from getting hurt. But you’re right, we learn valuable lessons from mistakes and hot cycle accidents and crash landings, etc.

@Bob, thank you for such a wonderful compliment! I agree; technology can be a double-edged sword. I hope that we all remember to seek balance because technology can really suck us in if we let it.

@Love, wow, another one! Thanks. I think one of the ways to counter these concerns is to lead by example. Easier to say, harder to do…

@LoloReads, many thanks for such a nice compliment! I’m all for cleansing breaths — something I learned from one of my yoga instructors.

@Jai Kai, great to see you here! Thanks for weighing in. I will check out the “No Impact Man”.

@Liberty, thanks!

@Malo, thank you! You bring up a good point. The gaming field is a whole other ball o’ wax. It must be great entertainment and good for eye-hand coordination, but I would imagine it could suck up a lot of time and numb some part of the brain…hopefully temporarily with no long-term effects…

]]> By: Malo http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Malo Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:20:38 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-72 It's such a pleasure to read this post. Your gift in writing is clearly revealed here, Belinda! I especially am concerned with critical thinking. Information age has provided a whole new level in the gaming field. People make a career out of it. It's very enticing and addictive. I wonder what good it brings to our youth? It’s such a pleasure to read this post. Your gift in writing is clearly revealed here, Belinda!

I especially am concerned with critical thinking. Information age has provided a whole new level in the gaming field. People make a career out of it. It’s very enticing and addictive. I wonder what good it brings to our youth?

]]> By: Liberty http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Liberty Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:58:42 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-71 This is an excellent read! This is an excellent read!

]]> By: Jai Kai - SharingSuccess.tv http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Jai Kai - SharingSuccess.tv Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:09:03 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-70 Great post and excellent points. All these skills are essential as we connect personally with others - face to face. I recently have followed the "No Impact Man" on his blog and how he set a mission to live green and sustainable without technology and how he was forced to really live these skills you mentioned here. Thanks for this wonderful post. Great post and excellent points. All these skills are essential as we connect personally with others – face to face. I recently have followed the “No Impact Man” on his blog and how he set a mission to live green and sustainable without technology and how he was forced to really live these skills you mentioned here. Thanks for this wonderful post.

]]> By: LoloReads http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-69 LoloReads Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:09:22 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-69 What I love about Belinda's work is her ability to distill and clarify, and to give voice to thoughts we are not even aware of having. Reading this blog is like taking several cleansing breaths. Thank you. What I love about Belinda’s work is her ability to distill and clarify, and to give voice to thoughts we are not even aware of having. Reading this blog is like taking several cleansing breaths. Thank you.

]]> By: Love http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Love Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:10:18 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-68 I agree with Bob. You are an excellent writer! This could be another favorite post of mine. Others may really have the skills you enumerated and there's danger of losing them because of addiction to technology but I must say there are so many who totally do not possess them. And that is the sad part because we cannot always connect with people through twitters, facebook, etc; we cannot develop friendship with strangers or show concern to the needy unless we have at least a little bit of those. I agree with Bob. You are an excellent writer! This could be another favorite post of mine.

Others may really have the skills you enumerated and there’s danger of losing them because of addiction to technology but I must say there are so many who totally do not possess them. And that is the sad part because we cannot always connect with people through twitters, facebook, etc; we cannot develop friendship with strangers or show concern to the needy unless we have at least a little bit of those.

]]> By: Bob Bessette http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Bob Bessette Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:40:59 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-67 Belinda, I must admit you are an excellent writer! This post is like a piano concerto in words. I especially like this post because you are keeping people honest. It's not all about the technology. It all comes down to true emotions and feelings. We all must practice the skills that you listed instead of just keeping our heads down in our computer. I worry about the kids these days who spend their whole days communicating via Facebook rather than a good conversation in person or on the phone. Technology can bring us together but it can also hinder us from learning the true human skills that we all should develop. Best, Bob Belinda,
I must admit you are an excellent writer! This post is like a piano concerto in words.
I especially like this post because you are keeping people honest. It’s not all about the technology. It all comes down to true emotions and feelings. We all must practice the skills that you listed instead of just keeping our heads down in our computer. I worry about the kids these days who spend their whole days communicating via Facebook rather than a good conversation in person or on the phone. Technology can bring us together but it can also hinder us from learning the true human skills that we all should develop.

Best,
Bob

]]> By: Jeffrey Tang http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Jeffrey Tang Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:05:01 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-65 I wholeheartedly agree, Belinda. Communication will always be between people, no matter where technology takes us. There's nothing wrong with using the Internet to connect with people, but so much gets lost when we relegate conversations to nothing but chatrooms and emails. How do we develop discernment? I think it comes partially from mentors and parents and teachers, and partially from trial and error. I find it ironic how hard we try to shield others from any sort of consequences for their mistakes, when it is these consequences that teach us to grow and think and prosper. I wholeheartedly agree, Belinda. Communication will always be between people, no matter where technology takes us. There’s nothing wrong with using the Internet to connect with people, but so much gets lost when we relegate conversations to nothing but chatrooms and emails.

How do we develop discernment? I think it comes partially from mentors and parents and teachers, and partially from trial and error. I find it ironic how hard we try to shield others from any sort of consequences for their mistakes, when it is these consequences that teach us to grow and think and prosper.

]]> By: Fr. Michael http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2009/10/5-critical-skills-we-must-never-lose-in-the-information-age/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Fr. Michael Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:47:40 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=292#comment-64 Technology is a paradox: it has made our lives both more efficient and more complicated! Technology is a wonderful servant, but a bad master. The most important thing is for us to continue to focus on the inestimable dignity of every human person; in other words, we must be careful not to treat human beings like we treat technology: as an object for our use. Persons are to be loved; technology is to be used. Thanks for reminding of us this important truth! Technology is a paradox: it has made our lives both more efficient and more complicated! Technology is a wonderful servant, but a bad master. The most important thing is for us to continue to focus on the inestimable dignity of every human person; in other words, we must be careful not to treat human beings like we treat technology: as an object for our use. Persons are to be loved; technology is to be used.

Thanks for reminding of us this important truth!

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