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Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Time to slow down?
By
Max T. Limpag
Cell talk
CONNECTED. People today are “ultra-connected” and are drowning in a flood of text messages, phone calls, instant messages and e-mails. This flood of messages has come to a point that a typical office worker, according to CNet, is interrupted every three minutes by either e-mail, phone call, SMS or other distractions.
Journalist Carl Honore, author of “In Praise of Slowness,” said that instead of making our working lives run more smoothly, digital communications often prevent people from performing critical tasks because of these distractions.
In text crazy Philippines, the cell phone provides the biggest distraction. How many of your friends, for example, send more than 10 text messages a day while at work? Have you tried waiting in a long line in an establishment only to see that the person attending to your line has stopped processing papers to send a text message?
An IBM manager interviewed by CNET shuts off these distractions by leaving his phone in his car and not using instant messaging.
I’m not ready to shut myself off from my phone at work but what I do is try to leave it at my desk and not carry it with me at all times. I also avoid sending unnecessary messages while at work.
ETIQUETTE. Often, people are so attached to their phones they can’t stop playing with it in meetings, conferences or even while talking with friends.
It’s rude to send text messages while talking to someone. This shows that the person you are talking to isn’t that important and you’re not really interested in talking to him or her.
If you really need to send a text message or make a call while talking to someone, excuse yourself and explain to him or her that you really need to do it. Often, though, messages and phone calls can wait.
COMING SOON. Siemens has unveiled a preview of a 3G handset its expected to launch by the end of the year. The handset (see photo) is designed for business users and will, according to the company, “will offer a wide range of innovative multimedia and business applications.”
(July 27, 2005 issue)
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