Thanks to my two partners Jared and Denny, I recently joined the masses of early adopters and became a proud iPad owner. Big shocker, I think it's an outstanding device that will change how we do things.

The iPad is so useful in fact that I think that's the biggest problem. It's another device that keeps me in perpetual "connectedness" with all things digital. At what point does this become a detriment to my attention span, productivity and physical well-being? I don't want to be more comfortable working in front of a screen than reading a new book or having an engaging dinner conversation, yet sometimes I feel that way.

This reminds me of a great scene in the movie Wall-E. Remember the spaceship all of the humans are on in the "future"? They are all plugged into these little pods and glued to a screen 24/7. They all get fat, no one uses the swimming pools and no one even talks face to face anymore. It's like they are zombies.

I feel more and more like the zombies in Wall-E every day. I wake up to an iPhone, exercise to a DVD, work in front of a screen 8-12 hours, then come home and regretfully spend at least a couple more hours in front of a screen of some sort.

Of course, this isn't the iPad's fault. I'm responsible for how I spend my time each day. I just find it amazing that technology is at a level where people have to purposefully make time to unplug and do things that are truly worthwhile in life.

Today I'm making a decision to try and unplug for at least 4-6 hours per day. No screens of any sort, except for the Kindle because I can read books on it without being disturbed. On weekends I hope it will be more like 8-10 hours. The iPad rocks, but nothing that creates lasting happiness can be found there.