Networked computers with shared drives, word documents, spreadsheets, graphic programs, websites and email represents the pinnacle of productivity. We have overshot the usefulness of technology when it comes to productivity. Smart phones and apps may be the death of us.
I firmly believe the above statements to be unequivocally true. In my own experience, my productivity has decreased substantially when I try to use a smart phone for any other tasks other than making calls, sending texts, taking photos, as a calculator, as a light, as a wallet to store credit cards and tickets and for all things timing (clock, alarm, stop watch etc.).
The screen of smart phones is too small to productively view anything. I want large views with space to see what is going on. With text that is easy to read. This includes space for margins, for white space, for empty space.
The keyboard is too small to actually type comfortably for anything of length.
I also do not want to be able to “do”, look-up, watch, read and listen to anything, anywhere, at anytime. I believe that spaces created for specific productive tasks are in a way sacred. Real productive people do their best work in a space dedicate to that productive work. They use various tools specifically honed to make the task at hand more efficient and productive.
Smart Phones may have their place in the ecosystem of technology as an escape from boredom as a hub of entertainment. However, the good old desktop or laptop are still the productivity powerhouses of modern society.