| Watching business people use their smart phones in | | | | Same issue is true with emails. In the past, I would be |
| meetings, lunches and while walking the street has | | | | out and about all day and not even think about my |
| become a sense of irritation. One wonders if they | | | | emails. Now the feeling "I need to check my emails" |
| could live without them for just 10 minutes. | | | | rears its head at any quiet moment that enters my |
| Recently, I was working on a special assignment. The | | | | day. |
| man to whom I reported was constantly on his phone. | | | | What is the big deal? How many interesting |
| When a call came from him, I would immediately grab | | | | conversations are missed by standing in line or sitting |
| it because I knew it was one of the few chances | | | | next to someone at the airport? |
| during the day that we could communicate. | | | | Discipline. That is what it takes to make sure your |
| Driving down the street, the phone would ring; I would | | | | smart phones does not prevent you from enjoying the |
| pull over to the side of the road so I could get his call. | | | | wonderful world that surrounds you every day. Now, I |
| Of course, now we are learning that is becoming a | | | | let a phone call go while driving down the road and turn |
| dangerous habit because often we end up partly in the | | | | it off when I am at lunch or in a meeting. |
| way of traffic. | | | | You know what; I saw a full rainbow the other day. I |
| Before long, I realized that I was "one of them". I didn't | | | | am thinking I might have missed it if I had been reading |
| like the feeling. I watched as a cousin looked down at | | | | my emails while waiting for a client to arrive. Learning |
| her food as I discussed the rest of the day's plans with | | | | to use your smart phone in a disciplined way brings |
| a good friend. | | | | more rewards than you realize. |
| How did this behavior happen? One call at a time. | | | | |