The danger of hateful feedback (in addition to the possibility of actual danger) is that to repel it, you risk numbing yourself to constructive criticism. I try to deal with this by giving myself a little time, after I publish a story, before I look at emails from readers or comments online. With distance, I can process criticism and funnel it into making my work better.
I have a book coming out in April, and I am really going to have to remember this when it comes out.
Outside of work, what tech product are you and your family using a lot?
Pity my children. Five years ago, when they were in elementary school and middle school, I published a book about bullying in which my basic advice to parents about technology was to delay access to it. Especially smartphones.
My sons got flip phones in seventh grade and iPhones in ninth grade (the older one) and eighth grade (the younger one). They would tell you that they missed out on certain social interactions, especially group texting, because their parents were dogmatic. (Also, in my own case, hypocritical — I have trouble unplugging.)
I will say, though, that I still think setting limits is crucial. I like the mantra “People sleep upstairs. Phones sleep downstairs.”
These days, my family bonds more over my tech ineptitude than any tech product. (It would be better if the gender dynamics in this story were reversed, but so it goes.) In particular, I’m mocked for not being able to turn on the television. There are four remote controls, with cryptic prompts for activating four different boxes. I can’t keep it all straight. I get to pick the shows sometimes, though.
Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/30/technology/personaltech/skype-voice-recorders-foias.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
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