Some people believe that increased internet use has negatiely impacted us in areas like managing our time and maintaining relationships. I understand the point of this criticism, but knowing it depends on individuals’ internet use, I believe the impact can be subtle.
To start with, it is true that the most common usage of the internet, social media, has extremly addictive aspects that might damage the ability to manage time or keep in touch with others. While using the internet, we often forget how long we have been using it, therefore repeating to adjust our schedule including appointments with others, after spending more time than expected becomes a common event to happen. So it is understandable that some people highlights the downsides of the internet.
However, there are some usages of the internet that help our productivity increase. Platforms for scheduling, recording or making a contact with others allow us to manage our time effectively. For instance, an infamous app that helps with recording study hours and sharing the record with friends let me study more than before. This app is the good example of the internet helping us manage our time taking the advantage of the internet, which is constantly sharing information. In addition, I believe it is more easy for us to make an appointment with our friends using social media than any other methods, so we cannot deny that the internet helps us maintain relationships when we use it properly.
For the reasons I discussed above, I believe that we can overcome the negetive effects of the internet, when we use it in the way it actually helps us.