{"id":1086,"date":"2022-06-01T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itsmylife.gr\/?p=1086"},"modified":"2022-06-01T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:15:00","slug":"my-blog-life-without-internet-does-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsmylife.gr\/en\/my-blog-life-without-internet-does-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"Life without Internet does exist."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once upon a time there was a new discovery called internet. It was a strange but magical thing. It was difficult to learn but it could do wonders. At the beginning only few could have access to it as it was quite expensive and not widely available. As time went by technology developed WiFi so that internet became an everyday tool. Anyone could have access to it even at remote places.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">Today our lives are build around internet.<\/span> I\u2019m not only referring to our children\u2019s interest \u2013 even addiction sometimes &#8211; in gaming. We, adults, use it even more: for work, for social connections, for personal and business transactions, for shopping, for play\u2026 As a matter of fact <span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">the way we communicate has changed<\/span> because we spend so much time on the internet. So <span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">what happens when your household WiFi doesn\u2019t work?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll tell you all about it as I came face-to-face with this exact situation a couple of weeks ago. At first our provider told us the problem would be fixed in a day or two. Then they assured us everything would be up and running in three days. We ended up with no WiFi for two weeks. Apparently there was a technical problem in the greater area and it took some time.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">My initial emotion was frustration.<\/span> Two whole weeks! Can you imagine? Of course it was a great opportunity for our daughter to stay out of screens and engage in various other fun activities. But how about my husband and myself? We very often work remotely. That particular period we also had to do lots of tax-related work online. Eventually we prioritized our projects, our needs and our wants and this meant that some activities \u2013 my online yoga classes for example &#8211; were put on hold. We used sim cards to create Hotspots but we also discovered nice cafes to work from. Not only did we cope with the situation, we enjoyed the time that was \u201cfreed up\u201d with boarding games, walks and interesting talks.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, we did find solutions and no, <span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">it was not the end of the world.<\/span> But this got me thinking. <span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">Amazing how<\/span> <span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">excessively dependent on technology we are today.<\/span> And I\u2019m definitely not saying technology is bad or that we should avoid it. I\u2019m just questioning this dependency and wondering about possible alternatives. It\u2019s <span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">always good to have a plan B<\/span> and even a plan C as it\u2019s <span style=\"color: #96c93e;\">always helpful to find the good \u2013 however well hidden &#8211; in any adversity.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once upon a time there was a new discovery called internet. It was a strange but magical thing. 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