Posted on 09/10/2024 9:46:21 AM PDT by DallasBiff
So many things can keep you from seeing your loved ones in person, from busy schedules to long distances to a rather unexpected pandemic. Fortunately, thanks to modern technology, the people we miss are often only a phone call or text message away. But if you're someone who's more prone to typed out messages than verbal ones, you may want to reconsider. According to science, if you want to feel more connected to the people you're talking to, you should call them instead of texting. A new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that communication interactions that included voice, like a phone call or video chat, created stronger social bonds than communication through typing, like text messaging or email. Read on to find out how a call can bridge that gap, and for more things you should never send via type, find out The Most Annoying Text You're Sending All the Time.
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Yes, there is something to be said for calling rather than texting. However, if your calls are like many of mine (both solicited & unsolicited) have been, texting or e-mail might be the only good answer. Too many times I have been on calls with people that you cannot understand on the phone. Maybe they use good English, but they either speak too fast or there is a foreign accent problem. If companies can’t hire anyone who is competent on the phone, they must expect problems to arise from misunderstandings, etc.
Me too. I’m technically a corporate employee, although I work from home or the drivers seat. The real corporate people use teams for absolutely everything. I use it so rarely I need to figure out how to log in each time.
I despise it.
I grew up with landlines, as a teen not allowed to use it. So never developed the habit. My boys use their cells for everything.
I carry one, but being hearing impaired like TXT best.Accents, voices to low, Recorded voices are not hearable/understanable.
I read news more.
Same here I love having the ability to text I’ve always been better at writing and I’ve always hated talking on the phone.
I get texts from my family all the time.
My son in law fixes, restores and sells old cars. He sent me a text today with a picture of a nice car with minor front end damage that he can easily fix. He got it for $300 from an estate. He also sent pics - before and after - of his aunt’s SUV that was hit by a school bus. The after pics are amazing.
My daughter in law sent pictures of my beautiful 9 month old granddaughter in her sun dress out for a wagon ride.
I dare the phone call only FReepers to tell me how this would be done by a phone call.
It’s amazing that this has to be explained to the cyber generations. Ask any mother whether she would rather get a text or a voice call from her grown children.
I am a mother and grandmother...I love the texts I get...with pics, especially. I did NOT get the “phone gene.”
Lol. Problem solved!
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