When you’re visiting with a friend or family member, do you find yourself tempted to look at your screen? As we become a more tech-savvy society, there are negative consequences to always being connected (besides sore thumbs).
Just think for a moment about that friend who always seems to check her phone mid-conversation. How does it make you feel? Maybe less valued? Not important? Sad?
Go against the grain in this regard. Here’s the challenge: Give the person you’re with your full attention. Put your phone out of sight so you’re not tempted to look at it. Now engage!
Remember, the best things in life aren’t things, but people. So act like you mean it!