Don’t be afraid to start over. This time you’re not starting from scratch. You’re starting from experience.
—Anonymous
Andy doesn’t want to mess with computers and devices (unless the computer is set up for him), which is understandable, because it can take a lot of time and he’s not interested. But he rails against them and insists they are toys, not tools, because they are always changing. A tool, he says, is like a shovel. You learn to use it and it doesn’t change. With computers and other devices if you take the time to learn to use it that knowledge is soon wasted, the system changes and you have to start from scratch.
But I’m with the quote above. Yes, we may have to keep adjusting as they change things, but it isn’t starting from scratch. Every time I encounter a problem and work through it, I learn something new. And that experience helps. It gets easier and easier to guess what the designers were thinking and to trouble shoot when things go wrong. Plus it’s great practice in persistence and patience and not getting frustrated.
Anyway, I’m glad he was willing to learn the steps needed to connect his flip phone to Starlink up on the land. When I thanked him for that he said he was willing to do it because he was annoyed at Verizon. So I’m glad we made that phone call to Verizon about our diminished service and higher monthly bills. Some good came out of it. We can now phone one another as well as text reliably.
January 24, 2025
I have always felt the way you do, but since our world has been rocking/rolling for over a year, I am finding it more difficult to adjust to the changes they make in the updates. I do it but I struggle harder than I did… the updates I dislike the most are the phones… they add, subtract, change what it does and no warning, it just does strange things.
I totally agree with the quote. The more you learn the easier it is to learn changes.
…I’ve made plenty of mistakes and have plenty of experience.
Good for Andy to have accomplished this task. I agree as well with the quote. Technology can be very challenging. I have an Apple computer and when I need help, my grandkids often say, Apple is complicated. Sam is searching for a new laptop since his is playing out, and boy have they changed since he purchased his last one.
Love the quote
I think that is a good idea – I tend to jump on the computer and just use it – I really should see what it is all about!
That’s a great quote. I agree with you about computer stuff on the level that if I have patience I can usually solve problems and upgrades on my own BUT I’m with Andy that I wish they’d quit constantly changing things.
I remember when the swipe screen came out. I thought at that time I was done learning new tech. Many years later, I’m still here!
I agree with you. and I can see his point about the definition of a tool. But I think that asking any question you could ever want to know, and getting an answer right away, may be the greatest tool ever!! I am always asking things and wanting to know things.