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WotD: Hodgepodge
As I sit here at my desk, surrounded by a hodgepodge of technology from different eras, I can’t help but wonder: are we really living in the 21st century, or have we accidentally time-travelled back to the Before Times?
Let’s take a closer look at the word hodgepodge.
A hodgepodge is a confused mixture or assortment of things that may or may not be related.
Instead of using modern technology to streamline our work and make our lives easier, we’re stuck with a mishmash of outdated machines that seem to belong in a museum.
Take Japan, for example.
It’s common for an office worker to have a pencil, fax machine, desktop computer, and the latest iPhone on their desk simultaneously.
Then, if they need to print something because Japan has not gone digital, they have to walk across the office to use a printer the size of a fridge.
It’s as if they’re stuck in some technological time warp.
It’s like we’re afraid to embrace the digital age fully, so we’re holding on to this hodgepodge of relics from the past as if they’re somehow going to save us.
Why are we so hesitant to fully embrace modern technology?
Perhaps it’s because we’ve failed to Conquer Your Fear Of Change.
Or maybe we’re just nostalgic for the good old days.
But let’s be real: the good old days weren’t all that good.
Remember dial-up internet?
Yeah, I know, right?
Let’s all make a pact to leave the hodgepodge of technology behind and fully embrace the digital age.
Because if we don’t, we’ll be stuck in the past forever.
And nobody wants that except all those old farts in the C-suite who still hunt and peck on Windows 7.
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