Posted on 08/30/2022 6:39:35 AM PDT by KierkegaardMAN
The internet, social media and my smart phone had ceased to be my servants and had become my masters, but I turned it around.
About five years ago, I noticed I was struggling to focus while reading. Instead of turning to the next page of the book, I kept wanting to grab my phone and fiddle with it. I had to keep re-reading paragraphs because my mind was wandering, and I’d get to the end of a page and not remember what I had just read. I almost felt itchy. Sooner or later I would always give up and, before I knew it, I was scrolling social media.
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I have plans to meet up with some friends where we will all stare at our phones.
Oh, it’s all good.
I drink adult beverages, read a lot of things, and know stuff. Great conversation base for other analog types.
Watching TikTok videos and posting your food On instagram, now That’s a sign of mental disorder.
If it rings, dings, or pings, MUST. ANSWER.PHONE.
I just stopped socializing with anyone who can’t put their phone down for an hour or two to actually have a social interaction. Fortunately my family members are old enough that they can behave and I didn’t have to cut them off. But I had to dump a few friends who couldn’t “keep it in their pocket”.
Agreed!
Often I’ll be talking with someone in person and my phone rings. They’ll say “Aren’t you going to get that?” as I let it ring. (I don’t even pull it out of my pocket to fumble with it turning off the ringer).
Thank you!
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