Are You A Tech Addict?
Are you a slave to social media or are you savvy enough to use the technology you have to make your life easier?
Find out with our fun quiz
1 BE HONEST – HOW WELL ARE YOU SLEEPING AT THE MOMENT? AND HOW WELL WERE YOU SLEEPING BEFORE TECHNOLOGY? A. You take ages to drop off and then wake up in the middle of the night, when you sometimes check your phone in case you’ve missed something on Facebook or an important email has arrived. B. Your eyes close almost the instant your head hits the pillow. C. Not as well as you used to – very restless and sometimes have strange dreams.
2 WHAT’S THE VERY FIRST THING YOU DO IN THE MORNING? A. Work out when you can go back to bed. B. Mentally plan your day ahead, including where you have to be, what you have to do and what you’re going to wear. C. Check Facebook, answer texts and catch up on the news online.
3 HAVE YOU BEEN LATE RECENTLY FOR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS? A. You couldn’t get ready until you’d reached the next level of Candy Crush. B. You’re never late – appointments and meetings are in the calendar app on your phone. C. You had to return home as you’d forgotten your phone.
4 HOW DO YOU SETTLE FAMILY ARGUMENTS IN GENERAL? A. Google it – and keep Googling until you find an answer you agree with! B. Listen to everyone involved and come up with a solution that everyone’s happy with. C. Ask Siri – she knows absolutely everything!
5 HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR HEALTH AT THE MOMENT? DO YOU HAVE ANY ACHES AND PAINS THAT WON’T GO AWAY? A. You’ve got a niggling pain in your neck, your eyes are sore and red, and your thumb’s developed a repetitive strain injury on account of all the texting you do. B. OK, especially now you’re getting enough exercise thanks to the step counter on your FitBit. C. OK – but you really need to take more exercise instead of sitting looking at a computer screen at work and then again at home.
6 WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE, OR YOUR ADDRESS BOOK, CAN YOU REMEMBER YOUR BEST FRIEND’S MOBILE PHONE NUMBER? A. You don’t need to. You type in her name and your smart phone’s memory does all the hard work. B. Off by heart. C. No, but it’s in your diary so you can call her if you don’t have your smart phone by your side.
7 WHEN YOU’VE HAD A BAD DAY AND NOTHING IS GOING WELL, TELL US SOMETHING THAT WOULD BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE. A. Getting over 100 likes for your latest Instagram selfie, especially as no one’s guessed you used a special filter! B. Your partner paying you an unexpected compliment. C. Watching cute kittens playing on YouTube.
8 EXACTLY HOW TECHNOLOGY-FRIENDLY (OR PHOBIC) ARE YOU? A. You vacuum the carpet, turn on your heating and see who’s at the door by pressing a button on your smart phone. B. You need to ask a friendly nine-year-old to show you how to use your phone. C. Not very – you’ve only got a computer, laptop, smartphone, Apple Watch and a Kindle…
9 DO YOU EVER HAVE PROBLEMS CONCENTRATING? A. Only when someone tries to talk to you when you’re replying to a Tweet, watching a box-set on your iPad and ordering online shopping. B. No. You’re good at staying focused on the task in hand. C. Your concentration time has reduced considerably recently, although checking Facebook every 15 minutes doesn’t help matters.