Get Off Your Phone And Love Me!

     

     My average phone use in a day is probably not that bad. I do not really go on my phone, but I am on my laptop the majority of the day. I only really use my phone to text my boyfriend or to go on Facebook, if I am completely bored. When I talk to people, I put my phone down and have conversations because my parents are big on not being distracted when someone is talking to you. I am the type of person that gets annoyed when I am talking to someone about a story I am telling and they ignore me entirely. I find it very rude and the majority of my friends do that too, so I end up yelling at them a lot. I remember when my friends and I went out to dinner and the people who touched their phones had to pay and I ended up getting a free lunch. I really only use my phone to Google information that I might not understand or think of and talk to my sister, boyfriend, etc. I know my roommate gets distracted and is always on her phone 24/7. I always have to physically grab her phone or scream her name for her to listen to me. I’m usually aware of my surroundings because I am never on my phone, but she bumps into almost everything.

     In the article, “Stop Googling. Let’s Talk,” the author expressed the amount of college students that lack conversational skills since they are on their phones all the time. I have noticed that too in my fellow classmates. Every time I meet someone new and try to get to know him or her, they immediately give me their “Snapchat” or “Instagram” name, instead of just saying hello. Also when I have gone to parties on campus, the majority of the crowd is on their phones and not even enjoying the party. Also, public speaking is hard for a majority of my classmates I have noticed as well. Being a business major, you have to be comfortable with public speaking because the majority of us will be probably presenting some sort of business venture in the future. I noticed that the students who tend to stay on their phone most of the class, have problems presenting their project or case study in class.