Let me preface this by saying that in the right hands, cell phones can be a very useful convenience that can increase one’s productivity substantially. At the same time, I think we’ve all seen the type being described here by Louis Rene Beres in the Chicago Tribune: “Talking on a cell phone makes the caller feel more important, more valuable, less alone, less lonely. “At a time when ‘rugged individualism’ has become a nostalgic myth in America, being witnessed in conversation with another – any other – is presumed to be absolutely vital. Certainly, the nature or urgency of the … Continue reading What’s Behind Cell Phone Addiction?