I'm not a fan of the term, but I'm guilty of the obsession to have my cell with me all the time. To be fair, I don't have a home phone, and I don't hear the ringer on the cell if it's too far away (I don't always have it loud and it's annoying in public when I forget to turn it down). This probably started the habit of always picking it up when just going from room to room. For moments of downtime, I like to have it and take a quick turn on a game or read an e-mail or check G+. Magazines for the bathroom are so early 2000's any more. Mostly, I prefer the quick back and forth text or e-mail conversations over a phone call – unless it's from my daughter or girlfriend; even then, quick questions and answers or an unobtrusive "hello" while at the office are better served textually. To be successful at this, you have to be always connected, which means cell on hand. I think the only times it is far from me are at the office where there are situations that move me from my desk unexpectedly and it's plugged in, or when I'm doing a task where the phone, even in a pocket, is in my way or could become damaged (assisting with a warehouse task, working around water, human cannonball).
Typed in bed from my cell phone.
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