Not Living in the Moment
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No matter where you go, out to breakfast, lunch, dinner, at a meeting, seeing a movie/play/concert you will find people, young old and everyone in between, on their phones, iPods, and computers. Talking sometimes comes to a halt as people respond to texts, emails, tweets, respond to Face book, LinkedIn.
Hardly anyone is looking at the person they are with, looking instead down at some screen and typing on little keyboards afraid that if they don’t respond right this instant, something might happen, like looking and talking to the person they are with.
I have been out to lunch dinner, coffee with friends, family members, potential clients only to have them look down and see what’s going on, and then completely ignoring our conversation. Technology is great, keeps us informed connected and sometimes clueless about real face
to face or ear to ear (phone) communication
We should try living in the moment, call someone, and talk to them using more than 140 characters. Or better yet, meet with a friend or family member or business client and put the electronic device away. You may actually find yourself liking this new way of communication know as conversation.
