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Every side has a flip-side

The positive prospects often outshine potential disadvantages. An enticing result is sufficient, in order to tackle a thing, without trying to get to the bottom of the disadvantages that result from it. Accordingly, the possible deficits deter from the use of an opportunity. Although we know it all better, we follow gladly the line of least resistance and go around the look at both sides of a coin.

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The look at the two sides should always consider the following questions.

  • In which context resides the issue?
  • How far am I/ are we concerned with the topics?
  • Is the real topic targeted? Which sub topics are already visible?

On the one side are the positive prospects, which are related to the advantages AND the disadvantages that always result from the issue.

  • Which advantages are associated with the positive prospects?
  • Which disadvantages have to be accepted?

On the other side are the deficits, which describe the disadvantages AND the advantages that always result from the issue.

  • Which disadvantages are associated with the deficits?
  • Which advantages can come up from the deficits?

Bottom line: We should aim for an overall view for all ideas, problems, tasks and projects.
1) The look at both sides of a coin is mandatory.
2) On BOTH sides, the associated pros and cons should always be specified.
This is the only way to get a meaningful overview.

The Web will override meal

To be travelling always means that one has to give up its familiar, own infrastructure. Depending on the budget, it is possible to carry one or the other luxury with you, but you always have to limit yourself. In former times beverages, meals and accommodations were the daily concerns. Today, it is more important to find a power connection for loading the mobile infrastructure and an internet access by cable or wireless.

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The access to the net is the most important pre-requisite, in order to benefit from the personal, virtual environment wherever you are – e.g. in the airport, airplane, course, car, taxi, lounge, café, hotel room. The result is a new pastime. The various gadgets need to be kept up-to-date via the net. That way, Tamagotchi reached our everyday life.

Charging opportunities for the smartphone or the computer is vital. All relevant travel information, like tickets, addresses of the hotels and other information are stored in the devices. However, the paperless memo is worthless without power.

Then there are still the current components of communication – the email, the World Wide Web as well as pictures, films and other files. Personal and business data are available in the Cloud and can be retrieved, processed and exchanged at any time – as long as you are connected. That way you do not have to give up the virtual components of the personal objects.

The good news is that the basic needs of the past, food, drink and sleep, can be managed comfortably via the net. The bad message is “No power, no online hour“. The virtual environment is unreachable, if a power connection is not accessible, the battery is empty or the Cloud is no longer available in the absence of net access. As emergency solution remain the Internet cafes that can be found more and more frequently.