It’s more and more common.
People are staring at their phones, scrolling while others are sitting right in front of them.
This sends a message. “You are not as important as what is on my phone”.
It just does.
Is that the message you want to send often?
Let’s say you are scrolling and someone comes and sits down with you and you put the phone down and pay attention to them.
That makes people feel important.
Check out or check in? It makes a difference.
I believe cell phones are a bigger addiction than any drugs or alcohol
That one hits the nail on the head. I try to spread that work to people constantly. I find it rude.
Thank you for these wonderful insights!
ABSOLUTELY !!!
My brother always says “hang up and hang out”- so important to remember!
This is so true and such a problem in the world at large. I struggle with it as well. It takes constant self-control to pay people proper attention without distraction. The big issue here is our addiction to instant gratification. It’s an in-born tendency that all people struggle with. A big part of maturity is the ability to be patient and delay gratification. Phones are just the latest distraction and probably the biggest one humans have had to deal with so far. In the past it has been many other things. We should work on developing patience and it will help us to not be distracted and will greatly improve our interpersonal communication skills.