Too Much Tech?

After reading Electronic Media Use, Reading, and Academic Distractibility in College Youth, and having our subsequent discussion in class I began to think more about how closely intertwined our society is with technology, more specifically youth.  I remember when I was in junior high and maybe even slightly before that people I knew began to get cellphones.  Old Nokias that you could build a house with.  I remember wanting one to some degree though I think I would have much rather my mom bought me an Xbox 360, though that probably wouldn't have done me much more good than the phone.  While the study focuses on "Iming", a phrase not as prevalent as it used to be, however I think that the data still seems accurate.  It is surprising to me that we get as much accomplished as we do seeing as how distracted everyone seems to be.  We are getting less sleep, no where near the 9 1/2 one of the films we watched in class recommended, and seem to cram every last free second with a hodgepodge board of bright multi-colored screens.  While I am not an advocate for the complete abandonment of technology, because it has massive opportunity for good, I do think we need to strongly reconsider how we are using it and attempt to be as purposeful as possible when accessing it.