Phone a friend
In a world where cell phones can be used as GPS tracking devices, credit card swipe machines and social networking gateways, it’s become a rare event, at least for me, to look down at my electronic other half and see that’s its actually ringing with a real, human voice on the other line. Yes, text messages are efficient and emails get the job done, but there’s something to be said about friends taking the time to see each other while grabbing a bite to eat, or, if distance is a factor, picking up the phone and giving one another a call. While modern forms of communication do have efficiency on their side, when did we start privileging efficiency over good, old-fashioned interpersonal connection? And when did we become so busy that even picking up the phone became an intangible hassle?