I know that I’m guilty of the phenomenon Linda Stone describes at O’Reilly Radar. Heidi is particularly tolerant of me checking email while we’re eating or working while we’re watching TV “together.” It’s annoying for her, and really I don’t blame her.
However, I’m glad that I haven’t taken it this far:
Last week, a high school sophomore told me that she brings her phone into the shower with her–in a Ziploc bag. She didn’t want to miss an incoming text message. When I asked her if, in her sleep, she had missed life-altering messages, she looked at me blankly.
That’s a bit much, even for me. And I use my cell phone as my alarm clock.
Update: Link fixed! sorry!
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7:40 pm | 2 comments
June 19th, 2008 at 8:52 am
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/06/phone-in-the-toilet.html
I hear you, both being overly connected and annoyed when someone else is choosing their connection device over looking in my eyes.
With the recent publicity around the failure of our brains to properly multitask, I wonder whether the writings of Thich Nhat Hanh, like “Present Moment, Wonderful Moment” are applicable to permanent multitaskers!
July 6th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Uh — No, I am not tolerant of you checking emails and the like as we have dinner. Grrrr. Have you already forgotten the “no technology at the table” rule? I agree with Dan that you need to read Thich Nhat Hanh.