Technology has made human lives easier. Technology has solved many problems in human history in so many fields. It changed the perspective of the whole world in terms of what we can do with it.

The advantage of the people in this modern era to that of ancient times is technology. It has made the ability to transfer information so easier. And that’s why we also call this era – the information age.

Every field from medical science to space technology has changed massively due to the arrival of technology. And this is not the end, it’s just the beginning.

What we are experiencing now is a minimal part of artificial intelligence. It will be awesome to look out when fully developed AI robots come out and help in our daily life struggles.

But, I am not here to talk about advanced technology. I am here to talk about – how being tech-savvy in this modern era can be beneficial. And how it can help you in making your life easier in many parts of life – be it personal or professional.

I just listed down – some advantages of being tech-savvy in this modern era.

1. Cognitive Offloading

You may or might not be familiar with this term. Let me explain to those who are not familiar with cognitive offloading.

So, What is Cognitive offloading?

It is similar to writing down the reminders or tasks so that you don’t have to remember them all the time.

But you might have a question – what does it has to do with technology or How technology is going to fulfill this void?

See, we write down things because we forget them. But the disadvantage of writing the thoughts down on a piece of paper is that you might lose it or it will be hard to carry around all the time.

And the apps and software like to-do-list or notes app just make the work so easier.

You can write a whole story of an incident – so that you don’t have to keep remembering it all the time.

You can journal your whole life, and you will be able to look back – what exactly you were doing on a specific date. It will help you in remembering the whole life – which your memory can’t retain for a longer period

Use your Brain for processing the information and not remembering things.

You can use your brain to only remember things that you have to perform for that day. Now, it will be a lot easier to keep your memory in check.

You will get to know the reminders without any panic – you just have to look back at your digital calenders.

I would say boldly that my life has been so much easier since I started to write down things than keeping them remembering all the time.

Here are some things you can do for cognitive offloading,

Use notes app like,

• Google keep
• Evernote
• Notion

to write down the thoughts on specific topics you want to remember later. You can also use these to manage the personal details that will help you later in life.

Use to-do list apps like,

• There are many in the market – you try and use your favorite one
• My favorite one is – Microsoft’s TO DO LIST

write down in these apps – as soon you get to know that there is a task that needs to be done.

Use Digital Calendars like,

• Google calendar

Calendars are a great way to remember birthdays, events, and tasks. You just have to fill up with details about the time and date of the task.

I use this often to remember the dates that I have to pay my bills and subscriptions.

I also use this to remember the birthdays of my friends because I don’t want to get worried about missing to wish someone on their special day.

Digital calendars are special because they can show reminders recurringly. Like remembering someone’s birthday annually on the same date.

2. Improve Productivity

There are so many tasks that can be done digitally which is a time-consuming nightmare in the real world.

Just take an example about money transferring in banks, you do not have to stand in a long queue for hours just to do that. And the best part is it takes only seconds to do it with your mobile.

If you can save much time by outsourcing the work with the advantage of technology – you will be able to spend more time on really meaningful tasks.

The more you have time the more you can get your work done.

You can use AI assistants like google and Alexa to set the timers and alarms. It may seem like a little bit of time for now, but when you compound it for the long term – you will see great results.

There is so much project management software that will help you make clear in achieving your goal. I use “NOTION” – as it’s free and has great flexibility. It can be customized according to your need.

You will be surprised – when you use software for managing your project’s next goals. It will make you clear about what you have to do now. You just have to focus on today – when the rest of the details are neatly arranged in there.

You can also use tech gadgets like smartwatch and smart band – it also has so many use cases apart from just tracking the fitness level of a person.

And Nowadays, most of the job is shited towards work from home – and our work is totally depending upon the laptops. And knowing the keyboard shortcuts will also improve your productivity at work. If you are not a user of keyboard shortcuts, you are missing out a great knowledge of saving time while using laptops.

3. Automate the Tasks

Thanks to the technology that now you can automate some tasks. You can automate tasks like paying the electricity bills automatically from your bank account. This kind of task will help you in saving much time that you have to do manually.

You can also subscribe to some products on Amazon so that you will get the same product delivered on monthly basis. You don’t have to order manually those products every month.

But I do recommend you to be careful about where you are allowing cards for recurring transactions. Because sometimes you may spend more – as you are not doing manually.

And the cool thing is you can also automate tasks like – switching off all the lights automatically at night. Yes, but you have to use smart devices for it – like smart bulbs.

Smart devices are a great way to reduce the time and effort you need to do it manually every time. It costs more than normal devices but it will be worth the cost, if and only you are tech-savvy.

Nowadays, most businesses are moving towards automation from cars to doors of hotels, everything is being automated.

4. Improve Research Capablity

Like I said before, this era is also called the information age. There is so much knowledge on the internet and the best part is it’s free. But the worst part is it needs to be curated as there is an abundance.

You can find and learn almost anything by using google and youtube. There are so many websites that publish articles that are rich in knowledge. But make sure you learn from the trusted resources.

By constantly making efforts to seek answers through the internet, you can develop your research capability. And Research skill is considered as the most important skill, no matter whats the profession. It helps you in getting into the network of your thoughts and depths of knowledge about any specific thing.

This skill will also help you in finding many opportunities for yourself. As the world is shifting more towards globalization – research skills will help you in finding the exact thing you need through the power of the internet.

5. Organizing Informations

To tackle the information abundance you should learn – how to curate the information you need and organize it based on your own needs.

Being tech-savvy will help you in learning more tools that are capable of organizing the information. And organizing the pieces of information will help you in connecting your thoughts through it.

Networking the thoughts is a great skill to have, you don’t have to search every time to get something you know already. You can store the relevant information in an organized way so that it will be more helpful when you need it.

While you may think, you can do it manually without being tech-savvy – but it’s hard to save a link, article, or video – without using the digital tools out there.

6. Managing Finances

Last but not the least, being great at using technology to your advantage will help you in managing many aspects of your life. One such aspect is Personal Finance.

Most important you should also take care of your habits that might cause you to spend more money unnecessarily. And tracking your money is one of the best ways to be self-aware of where your money is all expended.

You should know, how much of your total money is being spent and saved. And the best part is – you can track all this thing down with the help of digital tools because tracking it down manually using pen and paper is a headache.

If you can use a simple excel sheet for tracking your finances, you would be amazed by viewing your data.

There are so many online tools out there, which might give you the report automatically and will also update the expenditure by connecting with your bank account – but some may be free and some may charge a few bucks.

Try exploring those sites – you may even find a free tool that might change your whole way of personal finance management.

Conclusion

This blog was not about the discussion – whether technology is good or bad. It is more about, how one uses technology to his advantage.

Humanity has survived more than any other species because of its unique ability to solve problems. And technology is one such innovation that has solved millions of humans problems – and how can we get rid of it.

Make sure you stay ahead in the game personal as well as professional life with the simple knowledge of using innovative hardware and software that makes our lives easier.