Life with an iPhone

How has my life changed since purchasing an iPhone?  As much as I would hate to admit it, it has probably changed for the worse.  Despite the convenience of a cell phone, and especially a smart phone, I can't help it to sometimes think of the fact that, in a simpler time, people did survive without them.  I often wish to be able to go back to that time where phones weren't chained to hands and eyes weren't glued to screens.  A time where people did not feel the need to publicly post every minute of their lives or spend excessive amounts of time stalking someone else's.  Social media is a great way to keep in touch with friends, but having apps like Facebook and Twitter in the palm of your hand is just another way to feed the addiction that our society has with sites like these.  With our heads always tilted down to our screens and our fingers constantly texting or tweeting, the ability to be personable and have a conversation with someone face to face is a rare skill these days.  I only bring up these negative aspects of the iPhone because I have personally witnessed how they affect those around me, but there are clearly positives to the phone as well.  The fact that it is a mobile computer can come in handy for endless amounts of tasks ranging from easy e-mail access to looking up a great restaurant.  As someone who is terrible with directions, the iPhone's Maps have also been very beneficial to me.  Some of my favorite apps that I often use (other than the social networks) would have to be Afterlight, a very detailed picture editing app, and TED, an app that is something like youtube but for inspirational speeches.  I would recommend either of these apps to anyone that was interested in the topics discussed on TED or in art and photography.  In today's world, the only way I could ever picture my life without my iPhone is if the whole world got rid of their's as well.  If I were to live in a world full of iPhones without one…there's a strong chance I wouldn't make it.  Despite the negatives and positives that there are to iPhones, the fact is that we can never go back to a time where they don't exist, and can only look forward to the future.