Windows Phone Thoughts: Gadget Obsession and Multitasking: Bad for You?

"The cover story in Time magazine this week, entitled "Too Wired For Their Own Good?", condemns the youth of the nation as gadget-obsessed, perennially multitasking, social failures who can't really get into anything important or even relax... The article says that "[t]eenagers who fill every quiet moment with a phone call or some kind of e-stimulation may not be getting that needed reprieve. Habitual multitasking may condition their brain to an overexcited state, making it difficult to focus even when they want to." That extends to social interaction as well, and the parents can be intimidated by their teenagers' scattered focus."

Even the influential writers at Time Magazine believe that the current generation of youths are too "plugged in". Gadget obsession, multitasking, and staying connected - apparently, all this is breeding personal dysfunction and disjointed familial relationships. What do you think? Are we witnessing a disaster in the making, or simply a new and accepted way of life in our digitally-enhanced world?