I don't get folks who feel so chained to their mobile phones. I have a cell phone. When I feel like using it to make calls, I make a call. When I feel like usin

I don't get folks who feel so chained to their mobile phones. I have a cell phone. When I feel like using it to make calls, I make a call. When I feel like using it to answer a call, I will answer it when a call comes in. If I don't feel like answering a call, I simply don't. If the call is important, the caller will leave a message and I'll return it at my leisure. If the call is not important, often the caller will not leave a message and I'll just forget about it. The cell phone is there for my convenience and during the times it inconveniences me, it gets turned off. It's just a tool... control it, it doesn't have to control you. I will say that I completely agree with her point about "glance[ing] surreptitiously down at the corner of the table to see who is calling/emailing/texting while we’re in the middle of a conversation." When I'm talking to someone you have my full attention (except for certain emergency circumstances which I will let you know about upfront) and would appreciate the same courtesy.