Anyway, I'm going to crack down on my text-messaging standards. That's right, this post is about texting. Here is the new list of rules I'm going to follow:
1. I will not text during class. Seriously, it's very disrespectful to the teacher and the students around me. Also, I'm paying to be in class so I might as well get the most out of it.
2. I will not text during a speech, in a theater of any sort (exception for dollar-movie theaters), or during any other sort of performance.
3. I will not feel a need to text someone back immediately. My inbox should be like an answering machine- the messages will be waiting for me when I have time and am ready to reply.
4. I will not bring my cell phone to church so I won't be distracted at all.
5. I will "be in the room" when I'm with friends or family, and won't show apathy toward them by needlessly playing with my phone.
My cell-phone use has sort of become ridiculous. I've become too lax on the appropriate times and places to use it. I know that some people think that it's alright to use a cell-phone in some of these situations so I don't expect everyone to agree with my rules.
What do you think? Are these rules too strict? Is the whole point of text-messaging to be able to silently communicate with people in situations that are inconvenient for phone calls? Please give me some feedback because I'd like to know how other people view the appropriateness of sending text messages.
3. I will not feel a need to text someone back immediately. My inbox should be like an answering machine- the messages will be waiting for me when I have time and am ready to reply.
4. I will not bring my cell phone to church so I won't be distracted at all.
5. I will "be in the room" when I'm with friends or family, and won't show apathy toward them by needlessly playing with my phone.
My cell-phone use has sort of become ridiculous. I've become too lax on the appropriate times and places to use it. I know that some people think that it's alright to use a cell-phone in some of these situations so I don't expect everyone to agree with my rules.
What do you think? Are these rules too strict? Is the whole point of text-messaging to be able to silently communicate with people in situations that are inconvenient for phone calls? Please give me some feedback because I'd like to know how other people view the appropriateness of sending text messages.
4 comments:
I totally agree. I set rules similar to these for myself when I got my phone, because everyone around me annoyed me with the overuse of their cell phones. I have become a little more lax over the years, and this was a good reminder, thanks!
i definitely agree with you. i still refuse to bring my phone to church, but i've definitely used texting more in the last year. i need to cut back too. good luck!
I think these are great rules. I definitely agree with 1 and 2, as a respect issue. It is not respectful to the teacher to text during class, and it's not respectful to performers to text during a performance. Movies are less of a big deal, I think, but still distracting to the other movie-goers. Rule 4 probably falls into this category as well. Probably even Rule 5, but I think that depends on context somewhat. I mean, if you're just watching TV with friends or family, not really actually interacting much, I wouldn't think it would be a problem at all to do some texting. But if you're actually interacting, talking, playing a game, or something, again, it's a respect issue. Rule 3, I absolutely agree with! I follow that rule myself, with regards to email and texting. I frequently check my email late at night, but I almost never respond to anything then. I'll respond in my own time when I see fit. No one needs to know if I read my email at midnight or not. ;) And same with texts. Maybe I had my phone with me and saw the text right when it came in, and maybe not, but the sender of the text doesn't need to know that. ;)
Linus!! You should tell men not to ask girls out over text... not cool at all!!!! Thank you for being a good person and living for your phone!! Miss you little brother and hope all is well with you!
love, Lucy! your big sister :)
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