Staying 'connected' to what is going on, in the real world, in one's family, and in the virtual world, all require committing time and energy to learning curves and maintenance.
None of us get more than 24 hours in a day, and whatever our personal unknown 'magic' number of granted days may be, that is all we will get. So, it stands to reason that we can only do so much 'quality connecting.'
My fear is that we are not even leaning into the wind, resiting the trend to being narrow specialists in the ways we add value to to the economy, while also being (necessarily) more substantial consumers all the time. What we are losing at a rapid rate, is the connection with the real world of inventing, designing, innovating, making, maintaining and repairing the things around us.
Not that I mean to get into a 'blame game' here... as I have noted previously, even if you were motivated to get involved with the workings of your automotive beast of burden today, it seems that the manufacturer cozens to the exact opposite taste.
Another blogger says it well:
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/09/14/the-top-5-reasons-to-be-a-jack-of-all-trades/
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