Stressed If You Do, Stressed If You Don't
from the can't-win dept
Last month we wrote about how people were blaming their mobile phones for adding stress to their lives... both in bringing work home and in bringing family annoyances to work. Well, perhaps it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation, because a new study points out that people are getting stressed out if they don't have their mobile phone. The article then goes down the predictable path of calling people addicted to mobile phones. Again, that seems a bit extreme. What it signifies is that, for many people, mobile phones have become very important -- so it's no wonder that losing one can be stressful. Either that, or maybe we're all just addicted to stress.
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I have a very simple system for my cell phones; all of my friends/family/co-workers have an understanding that if they call and I dont answer, I am probably screening your call. If it is important, leave a voice mail, send me a text message or immediately call back again and then I will get back with you if I think it is important enough to intrupt what I am doing.
Simple, effective, and greatly reduces the amount of personal items spilling into work and work items carrying over into personal time.
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Amen to that brother.
If this causes you stress, then I have two words for you: marriage counseling.
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Who/what to blame
Use them responsibly and observe how they enhance your life experience and fun; if they got in the way and did the reverse, get rid of them.
First we get eager to have something and use it, and after a while start complaining, and then, look for someone else to tell us what to do with the situation.
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Pay as you go. $10.00 per month. Buy the cards at the grocery store.
After a while, in their infinite gererosity, they even allow the minutes to roll over. Keep a spare card around and write the current activated card's expiration date on it.
Record an answering announcement for callers not to leave a message --- to call you at home instead.
Get the cheapest (compatible) phone you can and initiate the service at the retail store. (The phone support is virtually useless.)
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The drawback to prepay is that it's EXPENSIVE and sometimes will drain just from having it. Verizons Inpulse plan is $.99 per day and $.10 per minute. It comes with unlimited night minutes and unlimited "IN" network calling but no matter how you look at it, its $30 a month. Other carriers have better plans but often sacrifice coverage. On top of that, the customer service of ALL prepay plans SUCKS. Be prepared to be treated like a prison b#^$@ with all the commensurate benefits.
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And as far as addiction goes, cell phone are as addictive as a James Frey "memoir"...
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Kids
If some thing that simple is stressing you out then you probably need stress managment!
If you don't think so, look a little closer. The american society has become more accostome to blaming any thing else, every thing else but themselves. It's said games create violent ciminals out of kids, not the lack of parenting. Over weight people blame there bad genetics or big bone structure for being over weight not the fact that 4 nights out of 7 they order from the drive-through and the most exercise they get is walking to and from the car and back and froth at home and at work.
Take responsibility for your self, stop being childish.
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