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Kubonakala sengathi ingqondo. Kepha ucwaningo olusha luthole ukuthi imikhawulo yesikhathi sohlelo lokusebenza njengalena ingabuyisela emuva.
Lapho ababambiqhaza ochungechungeni lokuhlolwa kocwaningo besebenzisa izici zomkhawulo wesikhathi, ngokuvamile bazichitha Okuningi isikhathi somsebenzi wedijithali kunesincane.
Ngizwe ngabafundi abathi izibali sikhathi zohlelo lokusebenza ziyabasebenzela. Kuhle! Njenganoma yimaphi amasu okuzithiba, abanye abantu abalandelela ukuthi bayisebenzisa kangakanani i-Instagram noma i-Twitter bakuthola kuyabasiza ukuthi banciphise.
Kodwa lolu cwaningo luthole ukuthi iningi lethu likholelwa ukuthi imikhawulo yesikhathi sohlelo lokusebenza isenza sichithe isikhathi esincane ngohlelo lokusebenza olunikeziwe – futhi, ngokuvamile, sinephutha.
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Lolu cwaningo lwengeza ebufakazini bokuthi uma siqapha ukuthi senzani ngobuchwepheshe, akushintshi ukuziphatha kwethu. Ukulandelela umsebenzi wethu womzimba, ukudla okudlayo noma ukulala ngokuvamile kubonakale kungasebenzi ngokwakho ukulahlekelwa isisindo, ukudla kancane noma ukulala kangcono.
Uma ukulandelela isikhathi sohlelo lokusebenza kubukela phansi izinhloso zethu, thina kanye nomkhakha wezobuchwepheshe kungase kudingeke ukuthi sicabange kabusha inkolelo eyisisekelo yokuthi ulwazi olwengeziwe luyithikithi lokuzithuthukisa.
Kowokuqala ochungechungeni lokuhlolwa kocwaningo, ababambiqhaza basebenzise i-TikTok njalo izinsuku ezimbalwa base beyalelwa ukuthi bazibekele umkhawulo wesikhathi sansuku zonke kuhlelo lokusebenza. (Umkhawulo wesikhathi owaziwa kakhulu abantu abawukhethile kwakuyimizuzu engama-60.)
Ngokwesilinganiso, ababambiqhaza bachithe cishe amaphesenti angu-7 isikhathi esengeziwe ku-TikTok ngosuku ngemva kokubeka umkhawulo wesikhathi.
Abacwaningi abakubekanga ngale ndlela, kodwa ngicabange ukuthi izibali sikhathi zohlelo lokusebenza zisebenza kithi ngokufana nophawu lomkhawulo wesivinini. Uma umkhawulo wejubane ungamamayela angu-35 ngehora, ngokuvamile sizoshayela sifike kuleso silinganiso esiphezulu noma ngokushesha. Ukube belungekho nhlobo uphawu, ubungase ushayele amamayela angu-30 ngehora.
Abacwaningi benze ukuqhathanisa phakathi kokuziphatha kwethu nezibali sikhathi zohlelo lokusebenza kanye nesabelomali sasekhaya. Ungase unqume ukuthi uzosebenzisa u-$200 ngenyanga ezimpahleni, bese ungasebenzisa kuze kufike kulowo mkhawulo.
Okunye ukuhlola ocwaningweni akubandakanyi i-TikTok futhi kwahlola izindlela ezihlukile zokuphatha isikhathi semisebenzi yedijithali. Bafinyelele esiphethweni esifanayo: Imikhawulo yohlelo lokusebenza olunesikhathi ngokuvamile ibangele ukuthi abantu bachithe isikhathi esiningi, kunesincane, ngomsebenzi othile.
“Akukhona ukuthi la mathuluzi awakwazi ukusiza, kodwa awakwazi ukuzenzela wona ngokwawo,” kusho Jordan Etkinuprofesa wase-Duke University kanye noyedwa wabacwaningi abathathu ocwaningweni lwesibali sikhathi sohlelo lokusebenza.
Ungafunda a ikhophi ewuhlaka yephepha locwaningo lapha. Ingokokuqala futhi ayikakashicilelwa kujenali yezemfundo. Abanye ababhali ababili ababambisene nabo yiNyuvesi yaseDelaware’s UJackie Silverman futhi Shalena Srnaosanda kuba uprofesa wase-University of Michigan.
Uma ufuna ukuchitha isikhathi esincane ngohlelo lokusebenza noma ngomdlalo wevidiyo, ucwaningo luphakamise izinyathelo ezisebenzayo.
Uma kuqhathaniswa nabantu ababeka umkhawulo wesikhathi ophezulu uma kuqhathaniswa nomsebenzi wedijithali, njengemizuzu engama-90 ngosuku, ababambiqhaza ababeka imikhawulo ephansi ngokuvamile bachitha isikhathi esincane kumsebenzi wedijithali. Lokho kusho ukuthi ungaba ngcono uma uzikhethela umkhawulo wemizuzu engama-20 ngosuku esikhundleni semizuzu engama-30.
Uhlelo lwangoLwesibili lwe-Tech Friend waba nezinye iziphakamiso ukunciphisa isikhathi sakho ku-inthanethi. Ungase usethe isibali sikhathi ukuze uvale i-inthanethi yakho yasekhaya ngo-10pm, uhlele izinsuku zekhefu kumkhuba wakho wohlelo lokusebenza futhi ushaje amadivayisi akho ngaphandle kwekamelo lakho lokulala.
Ngiyazi ukuthi abanye benu bazozizwa bethukuthele ngesiphakamiso sokuthi awunawo amandla okwanele okusebenzisa amasu alula ukunqanda ukuskrola kwakho. Kodwa sonke kungase kudingeke sicabange ngezinkolelo zethu mayelana nokuzithiba ngobuchwepheshe. (Ngithumelele i-imeyili imicabango yakho ku shira.ovide@washpost.com.)
Uma ulingeka ikhekhe likashokoledi, ungase ube namasu okugwema ukuzitika ngokweqile, kusho u-Etkin. Ungase unqume ukuthi awukwazi ukuba nekhekhe likashokoledi endlini yakho. Noma mhlawumbe wenza isivumelwano nawe noma ohlala naye ukuthi udla ikhekhe likashokoledi kuphela ngezimpelasonto.
U-Etkin uthe asijwayele ukucabanga ukuthi ubuchwepheshe budinga izinhlobo ezifanayo zamasu okuzilawula. Mhlawumbe sidinga amasu ekhekhe nge-tech, futhi. Mhlawumbe udinga umthetho wokuthi ungasebenzisi ifoni ngesikhathi sokudla noma ukukhiya amadivayisi akho ekhabetheni kusihlwa.
Izinkampani zobuchwepheshe nazo zinesandla ekuzikhohliseni kwethu mayelana nezibali sikhathi zohlelo lokusebenza. Sethula lezo zici yayiphakathi kwemboni yezobuchwepheshe izimpendulo ekukhathazekeni ngokusetshenziswa ngokweqile kobuchwepheshe.
Uma izibali sikhathi zohlelo lokusebenza zingasiholeli ukuthi sinciphise isikhathi sethu ku-inthanethi, singase sidinge izindlela ezihlukile emindenini yethu, ezikoleni, emiphakathini nasemithethweni.
Ingabe izibali sikhathi zohlelo lokusebenza, ngokwesibonelo, kufanele zenze okungaphezu kokusithinta – mhlawumbe ukukhubaza ngokoqobo i-Instagram ocingweni lwakho ngemva kwemizuzu engama-60? Ingabe izishayamthetho kufanele zinqume ukuthi izingane akufanele zivunyelwe ukusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza isikhathi esingaphezu kwehora ngosuku?
Leyo mibono izwakala njengokweqisa, ngiyazi. Kodwa uma idatha manje ibonisa ukuthi ubuchwepheshe bokuzithuthukisa kwedijithali akwenzi esikholelwa ukuthi kuyakwenza, thina kanye nomkhakha wezobuchwepheshe sidinga ukukuthatha njengento ebalulekile lokho.
Ukufundwa okuhlobene: Ingabe i-Apple Watch noma i-Fitbit izokwenza ulahlekelwe isisindo? Ungathembeli kukho.
Ifoni yakho ingaba indawo ewusizo yezikena ezimbi—ezimbi ngempela—ongase uzisebenzise ehhovisi noma ekhaya.
Ngiyathanda ukusebenzisa isici sokuskena kuhlelo lokusebenza lwefoni yami ye-Android ye-Google Drayivu ukuze ngidale amakhophi edijithali amarisidi ami ephepha ngemibiko yezindleko. Futhi ngiskena amadokhumenti ezezimali engisadinga ukuwasayina ephepheni ukuze ngibe nekhophi yedijithali.
Nansi indlela yokusebenzisa ukuskena kwedijithali kufoni yakho.
Ku-iPhone, sebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lwamanothi:
Thepha isithonjana sekhamera → Skena Amadokhumenti → khomba ikhamera ekhasini ofuna ukuliskena → khetha Londoloza.
Ukuze wabelane ngedokhumenti yakho eskeniwe noma uyithumele kukhompyutha yakho, cindezela inkinobho ethi Yabelana (isikwele esinomcibisholo obheke phezulu) bese ukhetha okuthi Thumela Kopisha. Ungase ubone izindlela eziningi zokwabelana, okuhlanganisa i-imeyili ne-Slack uma unalezo zinhlelo zokusebenza kudivayisi yakho.
Kumafoni e-Android, sebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Google Drayivu:
Thepha uphawu lokuhlanganisa. Khetha Skena futhi usebenzise ikhamera ukuze uthathe isithombe sedokhumenti yakho. Thepha Okulandelayo, futhi uhlelo lokusebenza luzodala i-PDF yedokhumenti yakho.
Ungayilondoloza njengefayela ledijithali kuDrayivu noma uthumele idokhumenti nge-imeyili noma komunye umsebenzisi we-Google Drayivu.
Funda kabanzi ngombungazi, u Tatum. Yini isithwebuli? U-Gen Z uthola ubuchwepheshe bendawo yokusebenza.
