Is "Always On" A Good Thing?

During my talk on the real-time economy(pdf) at CTC last month in Boston I touched a bit on the challenges that individuals have establishing lines of demarcation between home and office as wireless and mobile technologies enable us to be continuously connected to our office applications.  I raised the question of whether or not organizations have an obligation to help enforce work/life balance, and if there are some social ramifications to always being connected (i.e. ignoring your kids while you read e-mail on your blackberry).

Mark Cuban has some of his own thoughts in a blog post today.

Comments

[Daniel Taylor]

Irwin,

Good point. Sometimes the biggest issues with technology are human. It's good that there are voices like yours advocating a healthy balance between work and play.