May 20, 2004
Texting hurts f2f
According to a new survey - to take with a grain of salt - and reported by Reuters Britain is becoming a nation of text maniacs, and losing the art of conversation into the bargain.
"People are now spending up to one quarter of their waking lives either talking or texting on the telephone or e-mailing, at the expense of face-to-face conversations, the survey for British Gas telecommunications division showed.
A better article on the same survey, published by the BBC reports on figures claiming people are spending more time communicating by these methods than watching TV.
"They apparently spend a staggering three hours and 45 minutes a day talking via landlines and mobile phones, texting and e-mailing."
"Professor of organisational psychology and health, Cary Cooper, lays the blame for any increase in electronic communication squarely on the shoulders of employers.
"When we see people face to face we really invest in the relationship. But it's becoming so simple to keep in touch in other ways, why make the time?"
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