Of the following, which personal tech devices do you use on a daily basis:
- MP3 Player 4%
- Desktop Computer 37%
- Tablet 38%
- Laptop Computer 50%
- TV 51%
- Smartphone 91%
Of the following, what do you most often use a smartphone for:
- Gaming 1%
- Other 7%
- Phone calls 12%
- Social media 18%
- Browsing the internet 19%
- Texting 44%
What role does technology play in your life?
30% Say it’s crucial, while 26% say technology is a “necessary evil.” Another 21% admit it’s an impressive feat of human intelligence, 11% could take or leave it, 8% think it’s responsible for making us all more stupid, and 4% consider it a huge burden.
Have you ever experienced tech withdrawal?
What is your favorite thing about personal technology?
- “Education.”
- “Information at my fingertips.”
- “Ability to keep in touch with family and friends overseas.”
- “Google Maps.”
- “Reading good books and long articles.”
- “Distraction.”
- “Podcasts.”
- “It helps my creativity—I make music and art on it.”
- “Turning it off.”
- “Solves problems.”
- “Saving time.”
- “Social media.”
- “The ease of getting things done.”
- “Constant availability.”
- “The ability to send a thought now.”
Do you consider yourself to be:
- A tech native 10%
- Pretty competent with technology 72%
- Befuddled by all these gadgets! 15%
- Rather averse to technology 3%
When you have a question about a personal technology device, what do you do?
- 51% Scour the web for a solution
- 25% consult a family member
- 20% say they can usually figure it out for themselves
- and 4% will go to an IT person
Have you ever dropped your mobile phone in the toilet?
What bugs you the most about personal technology?
- “The time it takes to sort and delete email.”
- “Keyboards.”
- “Too many notifications.
- “Technology could be genuinely helpful, but too many companies are fighting for our attention.”
- “Invasion of privacy.”
- “It interrupts actual personal connection.”
- “Staring at a screen all the time.”
- “Expectation of being available 24/7.”
- “Upgrades.”
- “It’s so damn easy.”
- “Time suck.”
- “Ads. Autoplay video content.”
- “The way it lures you away from present experience.”
If technology were your romantic partner, how would you describe your relationship?
- “Ambivalent.”
- “Seductive,emotionally volatile, supportive except when it’s not.”
- “I call my wife’s phone her ‘boyfriend.’”
- “Manipulative.”
- Unhealthy. Very unhealthy.”
- “Controlling and addictive but something I can’t do without.”
- “Reluctant partners.”
- “Too submissive.”
- “We don’t sleep together.”
- “Friend with benefits.”
- “Cozy.”
- “I am tortured, but I can’t leave!”
- “Draining.”
- “We love and hate each other—both very tenderly.”
- “It’s there when I need it—and, unfortunately, when I don’t.”
- “Tumultuous.”
- “Unbalanced.”
- “Joined at the hip.”
- “Abusive!”
- “Can’t get enough of each other.”
- “Tempestuous. Exciting yet burdensome.”
- “Toxic.”
Most popular answer:
It’s a love/hate relationship.
