There is a story in the latest issue of Newsweek about how the internet is making us crazy and how so many are addicted to their phones and the internet.

I have to say before I get out of bed in the morning I do grab my phone and check my email and text messages:lol: Anyone else?

I thought I was the only one

There is a story in the latest issue of Newsweek about how the internet is making us crazy and how so many are addicted to their phones and the internet.

I have to say before I get out of bed in the morning I do grab my phone and check my email and text messages:lol: Anyone else?

I thought I was the only one



I do the samething. But i'm not addicted to it. I just do it because that's what i want to do lol

I also do a lot of other things. I accomplised cleaning my grandpas entire shop today. I cooked tacos for dinner. and i passed my first science exam:) Plus dealing with a really messed up situation:( But I have faith that God will fix it.

Yeah, I do the same thing in the morning only I go on Facebook to check out my friends updates. And it is safe to say that I'm definitely addicted to my phone.

not me man, I am hating cell phones more and more with each passing day.

- of course I am now actively trying to be a grumpy old fart so that I am well ahead of the curve before I actually get there.

Yes'm, I do. :lol:
It's MY phone, MY bill. So I can do what I wanna when I feel like it! :p

No - my phone is a "victrola" - a first generation cell - no pix - you can just make/receive cell calls only. BUT I do hop onto my iPad first thing - and guess where...... :lol:

I have no cell phone so that's a big no. lol

I have no cell phone so that's a big no. lol

I totally get where you're coming from. For some it's this great big toy that they MUST ALWAYS be on. Not talking about at home but outside...walking in the middle of the street..on a bus non-stop...on a public can..oblivious to all...BLAB BLAB BLAB YAK YAK YAK like its friggin oxygen or something.

That being said though, a cell is convenienent for my work. Using more than 90 min a month is rare for me. May upgrade to a phone with a camera. Being able to take pictures could come in handy for a crime, fantastic photo etc.

Although I am guilty of being on my tablet a lot at HOME I never ever carry it anywhere. When I'm outside; I like being alert to my surroundings. Also these small devices are easy to steal IMO.

I totally get where you're coming from. For some it's this great big toy that they MUST ALWAYS be on. Not talking about at home but outside...walking in the middle of the street..on a bus non-stop...on a public can..oblivious to all...BLAB BLAB BLAB YAK YAK YAK like its friggin oxygen or something.

That being said though, a cell is convenienent for my work. Using more than 90 min a month is rare for me. May upgrade to a phone with a camera. Being able to take pictures could come in handy for a crime, fantastic photo etc.

Although I am guilty of being on my tablet a lot at HOME I never ever carry it anywhere. When I'm outside; I like being alert to my surroundings. Also these small devices are easy to steal IMO.
Oh it's awful around here. I see people talking on their cellphones when they're driving, when they're walking and my personal favorite, in the stores blocking the aisles. I even saw one lady carrying out her groceries but she still was talking on the cellphone. That takes a lot of talent. lol

I do check my phone in the morning. I don't necessarily go online right away, just check for texts.

I'm not actually addicted to my phone. I'm addicted to having it with me either in my pocket or in my purse, but I don't like to have it out and using it all the time. I honestly get bored with my phone after about five minutes.

I dont have a cell phone and that is just fine with me :wave:

I do check my phone in the morning. I don't necessarily go online right away, just check for texts.

I'm not actually addicted to my phone. I'm addicted to having it with me either in my pocket or in my purse, but I don't like to have it out and using it all the time. I honestly get bored with my phone after about five minutes.

My morning routine

1.wake up,
2.grab my phone
3. check for text messages or missed calls
4. check my email
5. check facebook for notifications

In my house my phone is the alarm clock. It seems pointless to buy actual clocks when my fiance and I are walking around with phones in our pockets and computers around. So the alarm goes off of a morning and I grab my phone to turn it off and spend five minutes scrolling through facebook to wake myself up before I get up and take the dog out and my fiance does the same on facebook before he begins to get ready for work

In my house my phone is the alarm clock. It seems pointless to buy actual clocks when my fiance and I are walking around with phones in our pockets and computers around. So the alarm goes off of a morning and I grab my phone to turn it off and spend five minutes scrolling through facebook to wake myself up before I get up and take the dog out and my fiance does the same on facebook before he begins to get ready for work


The Facebook Morning scroll:lol:

No. I couldn't get onto my cell phone's web browser if my life depended on it. If I try to type in a URL, once I go past two characters, it conks out.... three characters on days that it decides to be generous.

Besides that, I mostly use my cell phone for phone calls anyway. That, and a pocket watch, and believe it or not, occasionally an alarm clock.

I should. That way if my trainer cancels, I don't get up before 6 am for nothing.

Well, since no one else will admit to it, but sometimes i use my cell phone to post on Sitcoms Online in the morning while sitting on the toilet. lol Come on, admit it, i know some of you other people do it to. lol

Well, since no one else will admit to it, but sometimes i use my cell phone to post on Sitcoms Online in the morning while sitting on the toilet. lol Come on, admit it, i know some of you other people do it to. lol



If Facebook was not around I would post on SitcomsOnline but I go to Facebook first for new notifications. Plus it's hard for me to post on SitcomsOnline using a "blackberry":lol: :lol:

Yup, but on my Ipad and not my phone

If Facebook was not around I would post on SitcomsOnline but I go to Facebook first for new notifications. Plus it's hard for me to post on SitcomsOnline using a "blackberry":lol: :lol:

Yeah, i know what you mean, but im not on facebook, so the first thing i do in the morning is check my email, the local news and then i check S.O.

Yeah, i know what you mean, but im not on facebook, so the first thing i do in the morning is check my email, the local news and then i check S.O.

My routine

1. wake up and wait for my vision to get clear-lol

2. grab the phone and check for text messages

3. Then go online and check my email first

4. Then facebook



Oh I have separate email for dating and I check that too LOL

I don't have Internet access on my phone.

I don't have Internet access on my phone.


Really??? That's like a HD-TV with no cable:lol:

Really??? That's like a HD-TV with no cable:lol:

The reason my phone doesn't have Internet access is because my vision is so limited that I wouldn't be able to see anything on the small screen. I have a basic cellphone that you slide up to open and down to close. It doens't have a keyboard. It has numbers.

I have Internet access only on my computer.

The reason my phone doesn't have Internet access is because my vision is so limited that I wouldn't be able to see anything on the small screen. I have a basic cellphone that you slide up to open and down to close. It doens't have a keyboard. It has numbers.

I have Internet access only on my computer.


Oh ok, that makes sense.

The reason my phone doesn't have Internet access is because my vision is so limited that I wouldn't be able to see anything on the small screen. I have a basic cellphone that you slide up to open and down to close. It doens't have a keyboard. It has numbers.

I have Internet access only on my computer.


Have you looked at tablets? The text on them are much bigger than phones or smartphones

No, my mornings are busy. I don't check emails or messages until I'm at work.

No, my mornings are busy. I don't check emails or messages until I'm at work.


i'm talking about when you are still in bed

i'm talking about when you are still in bed


No, once my eyes pop open I'm out of bed. I don't stay in bed. My phones are normally downstairs charging.

No, once my eyes pop open I'm out of bed. I don't stay in bed. My phones are normally downstairs charging.


So you just POP out of bed as soon as you wake up? Why don't allow yourself to wake up?

So you just POP out of bed as soon as you wake up? Why don't allow yourself to wake up?

Yep, when my eyes open next thing I'm out of bed. I have things to do in the morning. When I tell you that my mornings are busy, they are busy.

Yep, when my eyes open next thing I'm out of bed. I have things to do in the morning. When I tell you that my mornings are busy, they are busy.


Set the Alarm a little earlier

Set the Alarm a little earlier

I wake up between 5-5:30, I refuse to wake up at 4:45 LOL.

I wake up between 5-5:30, I refuse to wake up at 4:45 LOL.


So set for 5am and get up at 5:15am


OR


Set it for 5:15am and get up at 5:30am

So set for 5am and get up at 5:15am


OR


Set it for 5:15am and get up at 5:30am

If I were to do that I would fall back to sleep. I don't even have a TV in my bedroom. So there isn't anything to keep me up. I wake, I get up.