Pay Attention

As you are reading this post, I bet that you have other things to do such as getting back to web development project or answer the emails that are piling up in your inbox. You are also probably chatting on Facebook, checking your phones, and trying to do something else. There is only one way to avoid this situation, which no one ever does because there's too much risk. The first is to all out shut down your phone and all forms of social media. This includes phone powered down entirely, not even glancing at Facebook for a second, and even avoiding Gmail because Google had the genius idea of making that social. The risk that exists in this situation is the fact that if, on the off-chance, something actually important happens, you will forever be blamed for not helping. I have found that because of all the technology and constant connectivity, people, myself included, have found it near impossible to even stay focused on the conversation topic. I have been in the middle of a sentence, and had friends start talking about a completely different event that happened. Try to keep track of the conversation and all you will end up with is a headache.