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I had recent experience of life without a cellphone. My wife and I were on a vacation in Cambodia, and before we went up to the rooftop restaurant I suggested t

I had recent experience of life without a cellphone. My wife and I were on a vacation in Cambodia, and before we went up to the rooftop restaurant I suggested that we should leave our phones in the room, since they can be distracting. * I missed out on taking a photo of the amazing view * We were talking about the different standards of living around the world, and I mentioned that Norway was the best country in the world, and also that they have a ton of money. That's all I could remember about the money, without access to Google and Wikipedia. * I counted at least 2 other times where I instinctively went to pull out my phone to Google something or reference an article that I had read. * I wanted to know what song was playing on the speakers so I could listen to the album later. No Soundhound or Shazam. * My wife missed 3 Skype calls from her family, who ended up sending very worried messages hoping that she was ok

bpchaps 11y ago
* I missed out on taking a photo of the amazing view -Bring a camera. * We were talking about the different standards of living around the world, and I mentioned that Norway was the best country in the world, and also that they have a ton of money. That's all I could remember about the money, without access to Google and Wikipedia. -Enjoy where you're at and your company. If you spend five minutes looking for this sort of thing, you're diverting your attention elsewhere. * I counted at least 2 other times where I instinctively went to pull out my phone to Google something or reference an article that I had read. -That's a bad thing? It's fine to be ignorant on something. You're at a restaurant on a roof in Cambodia, ffs! Enjoy yourself in the moment!! * I wanted to know what song was playing on the speakers so I could listen to the album later. No Soundhound or Shazam. -Holy sheesh.... * My wife missed 3 Skype calls from her family, who ended up sending very worried messages hoping that she was ok -Why didn't you call them beforehand? What kind of situation did you put yourself in that required that sort of worry? So many questions...

bpchaps 11y ago

* I missed out on taking a photo of the amazing view -Bring a camera. * We were talking about the different standards of living around the world, and I mentioned that Norway was the best country in the world, and also that they have a ton of money. That's all I could remember about the money, without access to Google and Wikipedia. -Enjoy where you're at and your company. If you spend five minutes looking for this sort of thing, you're diverting your attention elsewhere. * I counted at least 2 other times where I instinctively went to pull out my phone to Google something or reference an article that I had read. -That's a bad thing? It's fine to be ignorant on something. You're at a restaurant on a roof in Cambodia, ffs! Enjoy yourself in the moment!! * I wanted to know what song was playing on the speakers so I could listen to the album later. No Soundhound or Shazam. -Holy sheesh.... * My wife missed 3 Skype calls from her family, who ended up sending very worried messages hoping that she was ok -Why didn't you call them beforehand? What kind of situation did you put yourself in that required that sort of worry? So many questions...