Since we're so connected to our devices, the internet, email and apps all day long, it's nice to have a place of sanctuary that doesn't include tech. It makes sense for the bedroom to be that sanctuary, but often times tech seems to find its way in there anyway. Here, in our experience, are the pros and cons of keeping tech in the bedroom.
Pros
Saving Space
Instead of having an alarm clock or some sort of dashboard that tells you the weather, you can just keep your phone on your bedside. We're long past the days where our phones are only used as phones. You can replace a clock, a radio, and music players all with your phone, given you have a smart phone.
Entertainment
The couple hours we have before retiring for the night are often spent doing leisure activities to unwind from the day, like reading or catching up on TV shows, as well as playing some casual games and chatting with friends. Keeping tech in your bedroom, like a laptop or a tablet, provides entertainment before you turn in.
Working
Having a desktop setup in the bedroom can be convenient when it comes to working late, especially if you have roommates and don't want to disturb them. If you're one who tends to work late into the night or likes to do personal projects at early or late hours, having your computer setup readily accessible can improve your work efficiency.
Cons
Lack of Interactivity with Others
If there's only one TV in your apartment and you have roommates, we find that the better option is to keep the TV in a common area versus keeping it in your bedroom. Keeping the TV in a common area encourages interaction with others, whether you have roommates or have people over. We wouldn't encourage holing yourself up in your room with the TV always on.
Disturbing Your Significant Other
If you have a significant other that you share your space with, we'd definitely encourage keeping less tech in the bedroom if possible, A desktop setup could be especially disruptive if you work late into the night when the other person is trying to sleep. And again, it's better to engage more human interaction after hours than to continue playing with tech.
Not Unplugging
As much as we love all our tech, we also strongly believe in having breaks from time to time. Given the way we are hyper connected to our email and text messages and all the apps we use on a daily basis, it's always good to exercise some "tech downtime." This is the main con we see with filling your bedroom with tech — there just isn't much of a break from it.
In conclusion, we feel like it's inevitable to have some tech in the bedroom, especially portable devices like your phone or a tablet, but it's best to keep the big stuff, like TVs and desktop computers, elsewhere. However, all this is contingent on each person's living situation as well.
How much tech do you keep in your bedroom?
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I'm more concerned by the color of that nail polish. ;)
I only have one room so I don't really have any choice;)
I have pretty horrible ADHD, so I have to keep my second brain (my phone) in the bedroom so I can write things down the second I think of them - otherwise they'll be lost.
I'm not wild about computers in the bedroom, but you did forget one reason why they're useful there - at least it gives adults privacy for porn/erotica/whatever.
i'm pretty particular when it comes to the design of my bedroom. it's always the last room i decide on for color palette, texture choices, etc. i don't like a lot of clutter, minimal books, no family/friends photos (kind of weirds me out). in every other room, i will cram it with all the coolest stuff i can find...but the bedroom is where the REALLY GOOD stuff goes. my favorite items that only a handful of people ever see, so it keeps it special for me.
as far as tech goes, i'm a strictly no-tech in the bedroom person. aside from my cell phone, which doubles as my alarm clock...but i intentionally place it on a bookshelf next to the door so it's as far away as possible from the heart of the room.
Right now: we have almost nothing. Alarm clocks and cellphones. Other than that, we try to keep all the technology out so we can have a chance to unplug.
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The only tech in my bedroom is my phone. If I'm not feeling well or spending a lazy Sunday in bed, I bring in my laptop to watch DVDs or Netflix. Otherwise, no tv, no computers, no working in my bedroom.
I'm five and a half months pregnant so I sleep terribly when I sleep at all. When I inevitably wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep, I reach over and grab my husbands iPhone and read the news or do the Times Crossword until I can fall asleep again. Since it's a small screen, the light doesn't wake him and there's no noise.
I use my phone on airplane mode as an alarm clock. Does a fan count as "Tech"? If so, then I have two pieces of tech in my bed room. I definitely understand it in roommate situations, but alone or as a family, I'd rather enjoy time with them and have a peaceful bedroom. I'm also lucky enough not to have to work a lot of hours outside the office, as long as I check in once or twice in the evening, I'm usually golden.
Due to space constraints we have a desk and PC in our main bedroom and I often use my laptop in bed. Although we have a much larger tv in the living room, we also watch a lot of movies and tv shows in bed on the PC monitor. It works for us as we're a married couple and our bed is the most comfortable place in the house. <shrugs> I guess it's whatever works/whatever someone feels comfortable with.
We live in a loft so it is hard to keep tech out of our bedroom. We try to keep things to a minimum, but we are not always successful. If I want to watch something on hulu on my iPad I simply use headphones and turn down the brightness. Downside is the light stimulates my brain. Gr...
I keep all of my tech in the bedroom. I don't always use it there, however. I just don't like it cluttering up my living space. I really don't have any issues with sleep related to having them in the bedroom, but watching old horror movies in the living room or hanging out on sites like this while sitting on the couch are definitely an issue for me.
Where are the two bedside tables (table set?) on the photo from?
We keep only our phones since we use them as alarm clocks.
Alan, you keep your barbecue in the bedroom?