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March 6, 2007

Dismissing Distractions

Filed under: Rant

I've had a Crackberry for a couple years. It's been a happy medium between a phone and a laptop and, up until a few months ago, I used it for all of my emailing when I wasn't in front of a computer.

Things became ridiculous. I don't claim to be any busier than the next guy, but when you're thumbing at all hours of the day, all days of the week, something has to change.

I realized that my Crackbery had made me more available to everyone else and less available to the people that really mattered. From my wife and family to friends and God, I can afford to dismiss a few more distractions.

So I shut it off. I no longer use it to receive email. I still have the ability to send email, I just don't receive it.

And so far it's been working really well.


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Good on ya mate!

Posted by: billy at March 6, 2007 10:38 AM

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