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cenafan

I can't believe how crippled some people have become. Cannot survive without a cell phone. Or FB. Or MFP. Or Video Games. Or tweeting, twitting, sexting whatever.

Disconnect. Go for a walk. Talk to someone over lunch (with your phone TURNED OFF!) Relate to someone without a device. Look up from your phone, computer or TV screen and do something.

My family lives an hour and a half away. most of my closest friends live in the US (I'm in Canada). Without technology I would never get to talk to/see any of them. It's very easy to say disconnect when your social network doesn't span 4000 miles.

I love my phone! it is a complete business expenses...so I have no issues with using it lots. I also don't feel any guilt about using it. I can run my entire business from my phone.

People run their whole life from their phone. Sad. I see people all the time that can't even hold a steady conversation with the person sitting right next to them, because they are constantly checking their texts. You CAN survive without your phone. You choose not too. It's not even like most of these people are sharing anything important. It's a lot of LOL's. LMAO's, etc. If we didn't find it necessary to tweet the color of our socks, maybe we could jhold a real conversation with the person in front of us. We don't have to be accessible 24/7.

Actually I can't survive without my phone...I run at least 50% of my business from my phone. I am self employed and it is a tool I need. I can't just sit down and have a conversation with my closest friends. My 2 best friends live 1 1/2 hours away. My other great friends live in Tucson, California, Wisconsin, Seattle, and Dallas. How am I supposed to communicate with these people without a phone or computer? I travel to see them all...and when I am with them (and not on a business trip) my phone is in my purse. In my "previous life" I was on call 24-7. I slept with my phone as my job required it.

So I actually take issue with you saying I choose not to put down my phone. My phone is how I stay connected to the people I love. I wish they all lived down the road...so we could have lunch daily. Not part of my life. Situations for everyone are different.

and the irony isn't lost that this conversation is being held on a networking site. LOL

Business protocol "improved" with a phone. That doesn't mean it can't be done without a cell phone. I am kind of in the process of starting my own business, i am restricted due to some rules and regulations of some sites, it's only temporarily though, it brought me to a grinding halt. When I was up and running good, the phone did help me a lot. That doesn't mean I couldn't have done my business without my phone.

Another thing, about the text messages when you're with a friend. My friend does it all the time, checking facebook, and his text messages and stuff. That stuff can wait. I can understand doing it in a business situation but in a social situation it's not right.

no...my business can't be done without my phone. My phone is like a portable computer. I rely on it for research while I am not at home. So....no...I can't do it without a phone.

but totally agree about the texting while at a social event.

RoadDog

By the way cenafan, I wasn't singling out people that use their phone in their workplace. I was referring to those people that always have their head down, texting, and ignore the people they are with and/or miss what's going on around them.

That's why I have a personal and a work phone. I seperate the two.