imagine that you just had a really good day and I’m talking about one of those
day and I’m talking about one of those
day and I’m talking about one of those days where somebody you don’t like try
days where somebody you don’t like try
days where somebody you don’t like try to say something slick and you had a
to say something slick and you had a
to say something slick and you had a good comeback waiting for them or if you
good comeback waiting for them or if you
good comeback waiting for them or if you want to take the more inspiring route
want to take the more inspiring route
want to take the more inspiring route one of those days where you find out
one of those days where you find out
one of those days where you find out some good news like you got accepted
some good news like you got accepted
some good news like you got accepted into graduate school or you got a raise
into graduate school or you got a raise
into graduate school or you got a raise or you reached your goal weight or you
or you reached your goal weight or you
or you reached your goal weight or you learn how to make eggs for the first
learn how to make eggs for the first
learn how to make eggs for the first time which is something that comes
time which is something that comes
time which is something that comes pretty late for a lot of college
pretty late for a lot of college
pretty late for a lot of college students but for whatever reason you had
students but for whatever reason you had
students but for whatever reason you had a good day and you go to one of your
a good day and you go to one of your
a good day and you go to one of your friends to tell them about it you start
friends to tell them about it you start
friends to tell them about it you start telling them and you’re super excited
telling them and you’re super excited
telling them and you’re super excited and enthusiastic and they’re nodding and
and enthusiastic and they’re nodding and
and enthusiastic and they’re nodding and paying attention but before you even get
paying attention but before you even get
paying attention but before you even get to the best part you hear a buzz or a
to the best part you hear a buzz or a
to the best part you hear a buzz or a ding and your friend keeps nodding
ding and your friend keeps nodding
ding and your friend keeps nodding acting like they’re paying attention and
acting like they’re paying attention and
acting like they’re paying attention and in the middle of your fantastic day they
in the middle of your fantastic day they
in the middle of your fantastic day they decide to respond to a text message
decide to respond to a text message
decide to respond to a text message now although in a small way your friend
now although in a small way your friend
now although in a small way your friend just chose to acknowledge someone else’s
just chose to acknowledge someone else’s
just chose to acknowledge someone else’s conversation over yours
conversation over yours
conversation over yours and you probably don’t make a big deal
and you probably don’t make a big deal
and you probably don’t make a big deal out of it because it happens to
out of it because it happens to
out of it because it happens to everybody
everybody
everybody everybody’s busy it’s not you it’s them
everybody’s busy it’s not you it’s them
everybody’s busy it’s not you it’s them but don’t we all do this are we all
but don’t we all do this are we all
but don’t we all do this are we all sometimes that friend you should all be
sometimes that friend you should all be
sometimes that friend you should all be nodding including my mom we’ve all
nodding including my mom we’ve all
nodding including my mom we’ve all experienced similar situations and we
experienced similar situations and we
experienced similar situations and we don’t make a big deal out of it because
don’t make a big deal out of it because
don’t make a big deal out of it because life is fast-paced and we have to keep
life is fast-paced and we have to keep
life is fast-paced and we have to keep it moving like we have no choice you
it moving like we have no choice you
it moving like we have no choice you don’t have to wait to give me the K with
don’t have to wait to give me the K with
don’t have to wait to give me the K with anyone you can talk to ten people at a
anyone you can talk to ten people at a
anyone you can talk to ten people at a time if you want it and you can talk to
time if you want it and you can talk to
time if you want it and you can talk to someone halfway across the world in a
someone halfway across the world in a
someone halfway across the world in a couple of seconds and you don’t have to
couple of seconds and you don’t have to
couple of seconds and you don’t have to go to the library to investigate a topic
go to the library to investigate a topic
go to the library to investigate a topic you’re interested in because you can
you’re interested in because you can
you’re interested in because you can just google it on your phone and you can
just google it on your phone and you can
just google it on your phone and you can do anything while you’re using a phone
do anything while you’re using a phone
do anything while you’re using a phone you can be eating exercising studying
you can be eating exercising studying
you can be eating exercising studying having the conversation kill two birds
having the conversation kill two birds
having the conversation kill two birds with one stone
with one stone
with one stone but it seems like nobody’s thinking
but it seems like nobody’s thinking
but it seems like nobody’s thinking about the f
about the f
about the f Effects of using our cellphones and
Effects of using our cellphones and
Effects of using our cellphones and almost everything we do which is why I’d
almost everything we do which is why I’d
almost everything we do which is why I’d like to take the less preferred route of
like to take the less preferred route of
like to take the less preferred route of killing one bird with three stones
killing one bird with three stones
killing one bird with three stones curiosity connection and creativity
curiosity connection and creativity
curiosity connection and creativity so curiosity’s first because I can’t
so curiosity’s first because I can’t
so curiosity’s first because I can’t just tell people to stop using their
just tell people to stop using their
just tell people to stop using their phones people like people don’t like
phones people like people don’t like
phones people like people don’t like being told what to do and the best way
being told what to do and the best way
being told what to do and the best way to do that is by sharing how my own
to do that is by sharing how my own
to do that is by sharing how my own curiosity allowed me to research
curiosity allowed me to research
curiosity allowed me to research cellphone interruptions in the first
cellphone interruptions in the first
cellphone interruptions in the first place and that’s simple because I became
place and that’s simple because I became
place and that’s simple because I became curious after all the times that I got
curious after all the times that I got
curious after all the times that I got interrupted by a cellphone I can
interrupted by a cellphone I can
interrupted by a cellphone I can remember numerous times sitting in class
remember numerous times sitting in class
remember numerous times sitting in class or at work when I’m suddenly aware of
or at work when I’m suddenly aware of
or at work when I’m suddenly aware of someone’s phone call because I can hear
someone’s phone call because I can hear
someone’s phone call because I can hear the walking dead theme song what’s even
the walking dead theme song what’s even
the walking dead theme song what’s even worse is how casual cell phone
worse is how casual cell phone
worse is how casual cell phone interference has affected my 16 year old
interference has affected my 16 year old
interference has affected my 16 year old sister if you don’t believe anything
sister if you don’t believe anything
sister if you don’t believe anything else I say believe that she can type
else I say believe that she can type
else I say believe that she can type along flawless text message while
along flawless text message while
along flawless text message while looking you dead in your eyes and just a
looking you dead in your eyes and just a
looking you dead in your eyes and just a side note I felt some type of way when I
side note I felt some type of way when I
side note I felt some type of way when I found her texting while we’re watching
found her texting while we’re watching
found her texting while we’re watching The Notebook so with all this cell phone
The Notebook so with all this cell phone
The Notebook so with all this cell phone use getting out of hand I decided to do
use getting out of hand I decided to do
use getting out of hand I decided to do further research as a psychology student
further research as a psychology student
further research as a psychology student and a member of McNair Scholars Program
and a member of McNair Scholars Program
and a member of McNair Scholars Program I started a full investigation under the
I started a full investigation under the
I started a full investigation under the mentoring of community psychology
mentoring of community psychology
mentoring of community psychology professor dr. Gregory Mason I conducted
professor dr. Gregory Mason I conducted
professor dr. Gregory Mason I conducted a survey here on campus to gauge
a survey here on campus to gauge
a survey here on campus to gauge students perceptions toward cell phone
students perceptions toward cell phone
students perceptions toward cell phone interruptions I wanted to know more
interruptions I wanted to know more
interruptions I wanted to know more about how WSU students felt when their
about how WSU students felt when their
about how WSU students felt when their communication was blocked by a sudden
communication was blocked by a sudden
communication was blocked by a sudden desire to respond to a text message or
desire to respond to a text message or
desire to respond to a text message or the inability to ignore a phone call
the inability to ignore a phone call
the inability to ignore a phone call with the information I gathered I found
with the information I gathered I found
with the information I gathered I found that I wasn’t the only one bothered by
that I wasn’t the only one bothered by
that I wasn’t the only one bothered by this and I didn’t find a single
this and I didn’t find a single
this and I didn’t find a single participant that didn’t have a negative
participant that didn’t have a negative
participant that didn’t have a negative perception toward cell phone
perception toward cell phone
perception toward cell phone interruptions as a matter of fact the
interruptions as a matter of fact the
interruptions as a matter of fact the majority strongly disliked them so we
majority strongly disliked them so we
majority strongly disliked them so we know people are aware of this and we
know people are aware of this and we
know people are aware of this and we know people don’t like it now it’s hard
know people don’t like it now it’s hard
know people don’t like it now it’s hard to deny the fact that these instances
to deny the fact that these instances
to deny the fact that these instances that create negative feelings have an
that create negative feelings have an
that create negative feelings have an effect on our ability to connect with
effect on our ability to connect with
effect on our ability to connect with people and remember connection is our
people and remember connection is our
people and remember connection is our second stone
second stone
second stone so to go a little bit more in depth with
so to go a little bit more in depth with
so to go a little bit more in depth with connection and to give you some
connection and to give you some
connection and to give you some background information I like to take a
background information I like to take a
background information I like to take a few steps backwards the first thing to
few steps backwards the first thing to
few steps backwards the first thing to note is that a Boston College researcher
note is that a Boston College researcher
note is that a Boston College researcher reported that college students use some
reported that college students use some
reported that college students use some form of interactive technology for about
form of interactive technology for about
form of interactive technology for about eight hours a day interactive
eight hours a day interactive
eight hours a day interactive technologies include tablets cell phones
technologies include tablets cell phones
technologies include tablets cell phones laptops whatever you can use to
laptops whatever you can use to
laptops whatever you can use to communicate with another human being
communicate with another human being
communicate with another human being and they’re not using it for eight hours
and they’re not using it for eight hours
and they’re not using it for eight hours a day consecutively but they’re
a day consecutively but they’re
a day consecutively but they’re multitasking all day long and it’s easy
multitasking all day long and it’s easy
multitasking all day long and it’s easy to see how that’s a distraction
to see how that’s a distraction
to see how that’s a distraction especially since research shows the mere
especially since research shows the mere
especially since research shows the mere presence of a cell phone can be a
presence of a cell phone can be a
presence of a cell phone can be a distraction basically researchers took
distraction basically researchers took
distraction basically researchers took two groups of individuals they place one
two groups of individuals they place one
two groups of individuals they place one group in a room assign them to a task
group in a room assign them to a task
group in a room assign them to a task and had an experimenter accidentally
and had an experimenter accidentally
and had an experimenter accidentally leave a cell phone in the front of the
leave a cell phone in the front of the
leave a cell phone in the front of the room they took the second group also
room they took the second group also
room they took the second group also placed them in a room and assigned into
placed them in a room and assigned into
placed them in a room and assigned into a task but they didn’t expose that group
a task but they didn’t expose that group
a task but they didn’t expose that group to a cell phone as you probably guessed
to a cell phone as you probably guessed
to a cell phone as you probably guessed the group that was exposed to the cell
the group that was exposed to the cell
the group that was exposed to the cell phone performed tasks
phone performed tasks
phone performed tasks less accurately which suggested that
less accurately which suggested that
less accurately which suggested that cell phones themselves can serve as
cell phones themselves can serve as
cell phones themselves can serve as distracting stimuli what this would mean
distracting stimuli what this would mean
distracting stimuli what this would mean in the real world is that if you’re
in the real world is that if you’re
in the real world is that if you’re having lunch with a friend and you have
having lunch with a friend and you have
having lunch with a friend and you have your phone out on the table that has the
your phone out on the table that has the
your phone out on the table that has the potential to decrease the quality of
potential to decrease the quality of
potential to decrease the quality of your relationship so but of course not
your relationship so but of course not
your relationship so but of course not our relationships aren’t the only ones
our relationships aren’t the only ones
our relationships aren’t the only ones affected by cell phone interruptions and
affected by cell phone interruptions and
affected by cell phone interruptions and a semi creepy study done by a researcher
a semi creepy study done by a researcher
a semi creepy study done by a researcher that was reported in the Journal of new
that was reported in the Journal of new
that was reported in the Journal of new media and society a researcher observed
media and society a researcher observed
media and society a researcher observed pairs of individuals in public for hours
pairs of individuals in public for hours
pairs of individuals in public for hours and they noticed that one of the end of
and they noticed that one of the end of
and they noticed that one of the end of one of the individuals accepted a phone
one of the individuals accepted a phone
one of the individuals accepted a phone call the other individual exhibited some
call the other individual exhibited some
call the other individual exhibited some anxiety type symptoms now that doesn’t
anxiety type symptoms now that doesn’t
anxiety type symptoms now that doesn’t necessarily mean that they had anxiety
necessarily mean that they had anxiety
necessarily mean that they had anxiety but just that they exhibited some of the
but just that they exhibited some of the
but just that they exhibited some of the same symptoms that an anxious person
same symptoms that an anxious person
same symptoms that an anxious person would and some of those include suddenly
would and some of those include suddenly
would and some of those include suddenly becoming interested in all the
becoming interested in all the
becoming interested in all the passers-by reading the menu for the
passers-by reading the menu for the
passers-by reading the menu for the third time or anything to distract
third time or anything to distract
third time or anything to distract themselves from the fact that they just
themselves from the fact that they just
themselves from the fact that they just got ignored and nowadays the most common
got ignored and nowadays the most common
got ignored and nowadays the most common anxiety type symptom would probably be
anxiety type symptom would probably be
anxiety type symptom would probably be getting out your phone and trying to
getting out your phone and trying to
getting out your phone and trying to engage in your own little side
engage in your own little side
engage in your own little side conversation but why do people have such
conversation but why do people have such
conversation but why do people have such a hard time putting down their phones in
a hard time putting down their phones in
a hard time putting down their phones in the first place there’s an instant
the first place there’s an instant
the first place there’s an instant gratification associated with their cell
gratification associated with their cell
gratification associated with their cell phone every time you pick it up you can
phone every time you pick it up you can
phone every time you pick it up you can find something new whether that be a
find something new whether that be a
find something new whether that be a text from a friend and update on
text from a friend and update on
text from a friend and update on Facebook or something random in the news
Facebook or something random in the news
Facebook or something random in the news about Beyonce and if you don’t find
about Beyonce and if you don’t find
about Beyonce and if you don’t find something you can always google it but
something you can always google it but
something you can always google it but this instant gratification has come has
this instant gratification has come has
this instant gratification has come has become a kind of addiction for many of
become a kind of addiction for many of
become a kind of addiction for many of us and that’s scary a lot of people
us and that’s scary a lot of people
us and that’s scary a lot of people don’t want to admit it’s an addiction
don’t want to admit it’s an addiction
don’t want to admit it’s an addiction and they talk about it very casually
and they talk about it very casually
and they talk about it very casually which is even scarier because that means
which is even scarier because that means
which is even scarier because that means this is becoming a normal aspect of our
this is becoming a normal aspect of our
this is becoming a normal aspect of our society I’ve heard of people
society I’ve heard of people
society I’ve heard of people unintentionally sacrificing promotions
unintentionally sacrificing promotions
unintentionally sacrificing promotions due to not being you being able to put
due to not being you being able to put
due to not being you being able to put their phone away during a meeting and
their phone away during a meeting and
their phone away during a meeting and it’s ironic but it makes sense that
it’s ironic but it makes sense that
it’s ironic but it makes sense that responding to someone through your cell
responding to someone through your cell
responding to someone through your cell phone in front of a real-life person is
phone in front of a real-life person is
phone in front of a real-life person is counterproductive to staying well
counterproductive to staying well
counterproductive to staying well connected now I know not all cell phone
connected now I know not all cell phone
connected now I know not all cell phone use is bad and with smart phones and
use is bad and with smart phones and
use is bad and with smart phones and other devices you can use technology to
other devices you can use technology to
other devices you can use technology to build relationships and you can find
build relationships and you can find
build relationships and you can find people with qualities that you might not
people with qualities that you might not
people with qualities that you might not be able to find in the environment you
be able to find in the environment you
be able to find in the environment you live in and those relationships have the
live in and those relationships have the
live in and those relationships have the potential to be supportive and good but
potential to be supportive and good but
potential to be supportive and good but that doesn’t mean they should take the
that doesn’t mean they should take the
that doesn’t mean they should take the place of the ones you currently have nor
place of the ones you currently have nor
place of the ones you currently have nor should they threaten the potential for
should they threaten the potential for
should they threaten the potential for new relationships to be formed outside
new relationships to be formed outside
new relationships to be formed outside of the virtual world humans were born to
of the virtual world humans were born to
of the virtual world humans were born to interact face-to-face it’s good for our
interact face-to-face it’s good for our
interact face-to-face it’s good for our health evidence even suggests a remove
health evidence even suggests a remove
health evidence even suggests a remove it reduces our risk for depression so as
it reduces our risk for depression so as
it reduces our risk for depression so as a fellow human and a fan of healthy
a fellow human and a fan of healthy
a fellow human and a fan of healthy connections I’d like to help keep them
connections I’d like to help keep them
connections I’d like to help keep them intact and that’s where curiosity comes
intact and that’s where curiosity comes
intact and that’s where curiosity comes into play the third and final stone not
into play the third and final stone not
into play the third and final stone not only would I like to bring to light how
only would I like to bring to light how
only would I like to bring to light how much people strongly dislike cell phone
much people strongly dislike cell phone
much people strongly dislike cell phone interruptions what I’d like to convince
interruptions what I’d like to convince
interruptions what I’d like to convince people that our communication skills
people that our communication skills
people that our communication skills shouldn’t have to die with the
shouldn’t have to die with the
shouldn’t have to die with the advancement of technology it’s been said
advancement of technology it’s been said
advancement of technology it’s been said that
that
that the impact of technology on our lives
the impact of technology on our lives
the impact of technology on our lives has led to shallow superficial
has led to shallow superficial
has led to shallow superficial relationships that don’t require the
relationships that don’t require the
relationships that don’t require the time attention commitment or effort that
time attention commitment or effort that
time attention commitment or effort that a quality connection needs do we really
a quality connection needs do we really
a quality connection needs do we really want to continue down this path my first
want to continue down this path my first
want to continue down this path my first suggestion of course is to stop using
suggestion of course is to stop using
suggestion of course is to stop using cell phones at inappropriate times
cell phones at inappropriate times
cell phones at inappropriate times inappropriate times or when you’re with
inappropriate times or when you’re with
inappropriate times or when you’re with a friend when you’re watching a movie or
a friend when you’re watching a movie or
a friend when you’re watching a movie or doing anything that involves in-person
doing anything that involves in-person
doing anything that involves in-person interaction but I also think that we can
interaction but I also think that we can
interaction but I also think that we can remove some temptation to help ourselves
remove some temptation to help ourselves
remove some temptation to help ourselves out because we are human and a creative
out because we are human and a creative
out because we are human and a creative approach to this was an idea that I
approach to this was an idea that I
approach to this was an idea that I heard on the radio a while ago that if
heard on the radio a while ago that if
heard on the radio a while ago that if you and a group of friends grow up go
you and a group of friends grow up go
you and a group of friends grow up go out to eat at a restaurant you should
out to eat at a restaurant you should
out to eat at a restaurant you should all place your cell phones in the middle
all place your cell phones in the middle
all place your cell phones in the middle of the table and whoever can’t keep from
of the table and whoever can’t keep from
of the table and whoever can’t keep from looking at their phone should have to
looking at their phone should have to
looking at their phone should have to foot the bill but really if you wanted
foot the bill but really if you wanted
foot the bill but really if you wanted to do this even better everybody should
to do this even better everybody should
to do this even better everybody should have their cell phones away and not on a
have their cell phones away and not on a
have their cell phones away and not on a table because remember the mere presence
table because remember the mere presence
table because remember the mere presence of a cell phone can be a distraction so
of a cell phone can be a distraction so
of a cell phone can be a distraction so to take it a step further a restaurant
to take it a step further a restaurant
to take it a step further a restaurant in Los Angeles bucardo
in Los Angeles bucardo
in Los Angeles bucardo implemented a no cell phone policy and
implemented a no cell phone policy and
implemented a no cell phone policy and this forced customers to communicate
this forced customers to communicate
this forced customers to communicate with each other and the restaurants
with each other and the restaurants
with each other and the restaurants business was pretty successful until
business was pretty successful until
business was pretty successful until their head chef left and they had to
their head chef left and they had to
their head chef left and they had to close but there are other examples like
close but there are other examples like
close but there are other examples like one restaurant in Pennsylvania known as
one restaurant in Pennsylvania known as
one restaurant in Pennsylvania known as Sarah’s corner cafe that that
Sarah’s corner cafe that that
Sarah’s corner cafe that that implemented a 10% discount to those who
implemented a 10% discount to those who
implemented a 10% discount to those who didn’t use their cell phones and I
didn’t use their cell phones and I
didn’t use their cell phones and I proposed that something similar can be
proposed that something similar can be
proposed that something similar can be offered on college campuses not a
offered on college campuses not a
offered on college campuses not a discount but a cell phone free zone and
discount but a cell phone free zone and
discount but a cell phone free zone and I’m not saying that the entire campus
I’m not saying that the entire campus
I’m not saying that the entire campus should be turned into a cell phone free
should be turned into a cell phone free
should be turned into a cell phone free zone because people would freak out
zone because people would freak out
zone because people would freak out but it would be a good idea to have a
but it would be a good idea to have a
but it would be a good idea to have a place on campus where students could go
place on campus where students could go
place on campus where students could go and know that they won’t be interrupted
and know that they won’t be interrupted
and know that they won’t be interrupted by a cellphone and where they can be
by a cellphone and where they can be
by a cellphone and where they can be aware of their own cell phone use
aware of their own cell phone use
aware of their own cell phone use essentially it would be a place for
essentially it would be a place for
essentially it would be a place for students to deal with their addiction
students to deal with their addiction
students to deal with their addiction and this idea doesn’t even have to stay
and this idea doesn’t even have to stay
and this idea doesn’t even have to stay on college campuses you can take it home
on college campuses you can take it home
on college campuses you can take it home with you by making the decision not to
with you by making the decision not to
with you by making the decision not to use your cell phone at the dinner table
use your cell phone at the dinner table
use your cell phone at the dinner table or wherever your family spends time
or wherever your family spends time
or wherever your family spends time together I actually asked students on my
together I actually asked students on my
together I actually asked students on my survey if they would prefer at least one
survey if they would prefer at least one
survey if they would prefer at least one cell phone free zone on campus and the
cell phone free zone on campus and the
cell phone free zone on campus and the response to this question was alarmingly
response to this question was alarmingly
response to this question was alarmingly negative with most opposed to the idea
negative with most opposed to the idea
negative with most opposed to the idea I felt rejected but more importantly I
I felt rejected but more importantly I
I felt rejected but more importantly I felt like I hadn’t done the chance to
felt like I hadn’t done the chance to
felt like I hadn’t done the chance to explain my case before they shot the
explain my case before they shot the
explain my case before they shot the idea down so now that I’m talking to an
idea down so now that I’m talking to an
idea down so now that I’m talking to an audience I can reach more people with
audience I can reach more people with
audience I can reach more people with this solving mindset and at the very
this solving mindset and at the very
this solving mindset and at the very least I would like to make the wheels
least I would like to make the wheels
least I would like to make the wheels turn in people’s heads and spark
turn in people’s heads and spark
turn in people’s heads and spark conversation hopefully in the absence of
conversation hopefully in the absence of
conversation hopefully in the absence of a cell phone so now that you’ve heard my
a cell phone so now that you’ve heard my
a cell phone so now that you’ve heard my idea there’s something that I want to
idea there’s something that I want to
idea there’s something that I want to share with you that can be done right
share with you that can be done right
share with you that can be done right now I’m going to ask you to do something
now I’m going to ask you to do something
now I’m going to ask you to do something and it’s more for yourselves than it is
and it’s more for yourselves than it is
and it’s more for yourselves than it is for me I want everyone in this room to
for me I want everyone in this room to
for me I want everyone in this room to make a promise to try to use your cell
make a promise to try to use your cell
make a promise to try to use your cell phone less when you’re with another
phone less when you’re with another
phone less when you’re with another person try to have it hidden don’t even
person try to have it hidden don’t even
person try to have it hidden don’t even have it out and we can make a conscious
have it out and we can make a conscious
have it out and we can make a conscious effort and one conversation every week
effort and one conversation every week
effort and one conversation every week and when we feel more comfortable we can
and when we feel more comfortable we can
and when we feel more comfortable we can increase it to two conversations and
increase it to two conversations and
increase it to two conversations and then eventually every day the next time
then eventually every day the next time
then eventually every day the next time you think about pinging up your phone in
you think about pinging up your phone in
you think about pinging up your phone in the middle of a conversation remember
the middle of a conversation remember
the middle of a conversation remember that it’s the small moments like when
that it’s the small moments like when
that it’s the small moments like when someone is telling you about your day
someone is telling you about your day
someone is telling you about your day those moments create connections and we
those moments create connections and we
those moments create connections and we want to make sure everybody around us
want to make sure everybody around us
want to make sure everybody around us feels valuable and that’s not something
feels valuable and that’s not something
feels valuable and that’s not something that can be done with the click of a
that can be done with the click of a
that can be done with the click of a send button or the swipe of a screen but
send button or the swipe of a screen but
send button or the swipe of a screen but if we all do this we can enjoy a few
if we all do this we can enjoy a few
if we all do this we can enjoy a few more conversations we can laugh a few
more conversations we can laugh a few
more conversations we can laugh a few more times and we can notice some of the
more times and we can notice some of the
more times and we can notice some of the little things about each other that we
little things about each other that we
little things about each other that we might otherwise miss so if this is
might otherwise miss so if this is
might otherwise miss so if this is important to you and you’re going to try
important to you and you’re going to try
important to you and you’re going to try to you
to you
to you your cell phone less raise your hand
your cell phone less raise your hand
your cell phone less raise your hand okay everybody look around so you know
okay everybody look around so you know
okay everybody look around so you know who to watch now you can put your hands
who to watch now you can put your hands
who to watch now you can put your hands down hopefully you remember your promise
down hopefully you remember your promise
down hopefully you remember your promise and you start making positive
and you start making positive
and you start making positive connections with the people around you
connections with the people around you
connections with the people around you starting today
starting today
starting today thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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