Talking vs. Texting
Posted on 09/23/11
Can I just get an actual verbal, face-to-face response, as opposed to the common text? With the digital age clearly in effect, that is the acceptable form of communication. So, how do we manage this form of communication in a time when the value of person-to-person contact seems to decrease?
Understand that these new ways of dialogue, whether Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Text are merely set to enhance our ways of contact, and not replace. It is very easy to confuse the various ways of communicating with the only ways in which we communicate. How is it confusing? Simply due to the means by which we converse with one another is so plenty, that it can be hard to even keep track. Ironic, isn’t it?
Even in an age where the ability to connect is diverse, the need and path to connect seems to narrow. So the trick?
1.) Keep all of the forms of communication in perspective. Know that you should not hold a complete conversation via texting, or dialogue with friends only through Facebook.
2.) Do not forsake the innate need that we have for in-person contact. Yes, it is neat to Retweet your favorite tweet, or make certain that the world knows your every thought via Facebook status. Your digital self, however, is not the complete you. Remember that.
3.)Put your smart phone down when out with friends and family. Difficult as it may be, you will see the value gained in investing in that frontal face time as opposed to investing in your Facebook fans’ every inquiry.
