Do you miss the landline phone?

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@galtions Looks like you value serenity, peace of mind & tranquility A LOT, which I wholeheartedly support & champion.
There was an interesting discussion on the Mudita Forum a while back about how the fact that we live in this word, where we are ALWAYS connected, people tend to feel entitled to SOMEONE’S TIME and EXPECT an IMMEDIATE response whenever they reach out to them.

Offline is the new luxury

Recently a Mudita Community member @kirkmahoneyphd, posted about how more & more stores are locking items in cases that can only be opened by a smartphone. This got me thinking: Most people have their smartphone with them virtually all the time, allowing them to be constantly connected to the online world. Sometimes, it seems almost like we have an obligation to be ONLINE in order to feel & be included. Like we OWE people our time and availability. And when we do practice a more technologically…

Don't call when you arrive

In the past twenty years and even more so in the past decade with the advent of social media, we got so used to immediate contact with friends, family and work. While this is good in many situations it comes with a downside. We are hardwired to worry about our group and about our image within that group, which is natural and understandable, now the problem begins when “our group” is constantly growing, to the point that sometimes includes thousands of individuals, and they are 24 hours directly …