Signs that reading is a becoming a lost art
Posted on 13. Aug, 2009 by David Y in Life
One of the fundamental building blocks of life is somehow becoming a lost art among us in this day and age. With all the new gadgets that bring about ease of life but are these same things that bring about good also bringing about bad? Lets take a look and see.
- GPS – Now I’m not saying using a gps system is a bad thing, in fact it has saved me many precious moments of time when trying to find somewhere, but in this area we read less(which is a good thing in this instance) but also at the same time brings about a certain level of bad. For instance we no longer really know what street we just turned on but instead we rely more upon that computerized voice to guide us where we need to go.. but what happens if we don’t have it one fine day?
- 10/20 items or less – Now this is one major area in which we find people don’t read. Clearly the sign states that you only come through with 10/20 items or less not with 18 or 30 but with the stated amount of items. I mean really is it that hard to follow the rules?
- In/Out – It’s a simple sign that saves us all a headache or two. One door means in the other means out. It’s setup that way to avoid problems and confusion and to make all our lives a bit easier. Think of it like driving down the street, one side has traffic going a certain way while the other has traffic going another. It creates safety.
- Instructions – This is the gold mine of them all, whether it be furniture setup instructions or another item that comes with instructions many people think they can just figure it out and not use them. Then comes the frustration and the anger or in extreme cases some item ended up somewhere where it didn’t belong and voila now we have a trip to the hospital that all could have been avoided by just reading the instructions.
What are some other ways in which you think reading is becoming a lost art in today’s society? I would love to hear your thoughts on the matter.
(reading thumbnail from flickr via chitrasudar)
Author: David Y
Hi, I'm David. A Graphic Designer and Front End Web developer, I love cats, reading and helping others. You can also find me on twitter.
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Deborah Woehr
17. Aug, 2009
Good points. I can relate to the Instructions section the most. When I was volunteering at my childrens’ school, I often got frustrated with people who failed to read the instructions for a project. I’ve found that it was better to tell them what to do rather than hand them a slip of paper, which most of them will not read.