Human error in everyday life is inevitable. The human brain can only remember and process so much information at once. Technology does a great job of compensating for human error in everyday life in the following ways!
Preventing Injury
Many everyday items compensate for human error and prevent injury. Some common examples are elevator doors, garage doors, or any other automatic door. These have mechanisms for sensing when humans are blocking them and preventing themselves from closing all the way. These will even open back up to allow for the person blocking the way to get out of the way before the close mechanism is able to work. This mistake-proofing is sometimes referred to as poka yoke, a Japanese phrase which translates more literally to “to avoid inadvertent errors.”
Addressing Forgetfulness
Forgetfulness can be a problem in your everyday life. People are naturally prone to being forgetful because there is only so much information we can remember or think about at a given time. Using technology can help overcome forgetfulness and free up your mind for other important things. Technology helps to compensate for human error by helping you to remember important tasks. Some ways to use technology are things like phone reminders, locator technology, and smart home devices. Reminders and smart home devices can remind you of important tasks. Locator technology such as devices on your keys can help you to locate items when you misplace them.
Overcoming Complacency
Many tasks are easy to do but are repetitive. When tasks are repetitive, people can get complacent, and this is where human error happens. Automation can help to overcome this. You can set an automation on a task once and then let the technology do its job. This will help you focus on other things that require more brain power and you won’t get complacent with the repetitive tasks. Tasks that you can automate are things like bills, to do lists, or sending emails. Automating your bills can also help you avoid missing payments and incurring additional fees.
Technology does a great job of compensating for human error in everyday life by preventing injury, addressing forgetfulness, and overcoming complacency. Technology is consistent and computational while humans are creative and have critical thinking. Technology can take the role of more menial tasks, allowing for humans to focus on other things of more importance.
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