We’ve all been in this situation: You are sitting down to enjoy your evening’s TV viewing, or reading a book, or putting the kids to bed, or putting the finishing touches to some important work – and then a phone blares. <\/p>\n
It might be yours, it might not. It might be a call, it might be a text message. Whatever the case, it can puncture the sense of anticipation or relaxation. <\/p>\n
Many people who do not own a mobile phone give this as one of their most persuasive reasons to remain cell phone free. <\/p>\n
They will say it in as many words – “I don’t want people to be able to contact me 24\/7.” – and there is plenty of justification for their discomfort with the idea. <\/p>\n
After all, when you’re open to contact all the time, you can never be certain of peace and quiet. <\/p>\n
This of course should be balanced against the fact that you can always switch your mobile phone off or set it to “silent”. <\/p>\n
Indeed, this is considered to be a necessity when you are in a library, most business meetings, a classroom or even on most planes. <\/p>\n
But many of us picture the wounded expression of a friend or family member, saying “I tried to contact you but I just got your answer phone”, and find it hard to respond. <\/p>\n
No-one expects you to leap into action at their beck and call, though, not if they are in any way reasonable. <\/p>\n
If it’s important enough, they will leave a message or find some other way to contact you. <\/p>\n
You can always switch your phone off – the precedents mentioned above are enough – and if you know you are likely to be contacted, you can set it to silent and check it every so often.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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