Technology and us

this one make you thnk about scheduling

Russ- great commentary.  I remember when I got a pager right out of school, how I felt like I had a tether on me from my boss.  Now with the internet, cell phones, laptops, GPS- it's amazing how connected we all are!  I think it's mostly good.  It's globalized competition (Have you read "The World is Flat" by Thomas Friedman yet?), but on the other hand, the lowered barriers have enabled much more opportunities for people to enter the marketplace.

Certainly, you have to set limits.  My wife insists on a "phone off" time at home, too, from dinner until the next morning.  My sister has found a creative use for my 13-year-old niece's camera phone: If my niece says she's at a friend's house, my sister has her take and send a picture of where she's at and who she's with- no more wondering if she's really at the mall!

I turn my cell phone on at 8 AM and turn it off at 8 PM.  I don't care how much you love the biz, 12/7 is enough.

I wasnt doing RE ten years ago, but people seem to "need" instant communication now.  Waiting for a return call no longer seems to be an option.

I'm not THAT connected. Sometimes I just let my phone go to message. That way I can call back IF it's important enough.