Technology: a hindrance or a help? Technological innovations have been a key factor in the efficiency and progress of society over the centuries. They helped make mundane, everyday chores manageable and sometimes even fun, but they also took away our ability to function without them. Through the extensive use of technology, the human brain has become inactive and unable to perform even the simplest tasks without more effort than is required. While technology has made communicating over long distances easier, it has also taken away the emotion and intimacy of in-person communication. Technology can also be used to deceive and in some cases has been shown to be harmful to relationships, people's social lives and learning abilities. While technological innovations have many flaws, no one can deny the help it provides, the lives it can save, and the power it holds over us all. Despite all these positive and beneficial properties, technology can also be dangerous to our mental, emotional and physical well-being. While technological innovations have been a key factor in the efficiency and advancement of experiences and relationships, they have also crippled them. Research has shown that video games, TV and computers have proven to be harmful to children's thinking process and analytical ability. information(Donnelly). They definitely have been helpful in some areas, but the bright lights and loud sounds are very distracting to children and they eventually get turned off and not fully processed. Due to the liveliness of computer games and television, most students find it more difficult to concentrate during school or while reading a book because it lacks the same “fun” factor as TV. When someone says... mid-paper... they say they do it everywhere: in the classroom, in the bathroom or even while traveling. Although technology has made many advances in our world today, it has also put humans at a disadvantage. Laziness and isolation are one of the few products of technology, the human brain has become inactive and lazy and no longer uses as much power and energy now that new inventions such as the calculator and cell phone are being used by the masses. True, technology has made life and work easier, but it has also made them infinitely more difficult when these new advances are taken away. It's true, new technologies in the medical field have saved human lives, but they have also made them more complicated. No matter where it is located, technology has a huge impact on the environment, economy, social life and mental capabilities of people around the world. The only question is: what kind of impact does it have, negative or positive?