Hate the Phone?

Do you hate the phone? You're not alone. More people are hanging it up...

 

 

 

Have we come full circle with the way we communicate with each other? It seems cave men had the right idea, and the writing is on the wall, again. Talking on the phone had a good run. It has been the preferred method of communication since the 1960's, but more and more people are opting to hang it up. According to one Nielsen report, mobile phone calls are dropping, by choice, and more than a fifth of voice messages are never even listened to. So why don't people like the phone? It puts us on the spot, and it's not always interaction by choice, like written correspondence, which we can respond to at our leisure.