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That person has done their part to meet you at a time you both agreed on. The truth is when you’re late, you’re wasting someone else’s time. But it’s not primarily for you – but for the other person. Yes, it’s a good habit on its own and it lessens those stressful mornings when you’re in a rush.

My time in the Marine Corps has taught me the value of punctuality. We’re not programmed to just turn them on and off. Habits are either there or not there – learned or unlearned. You can’t insist on having this “switch” that you’ll remember to flip once you leave the house. I, unfortunately, know people who do – and I don’t like shaking their hands! If you’re not making an effort to stop picking your nose at home, you’re likely to unknowingly do it in public. People underestimate how much influence their habits at home have. So always triple-check whatever you’re about to post (and try saying it out loud). People were unfriending each other – and that obviously affected their relationships offline. Just take a look at this past presidential election and all the fights it caused online. That means when you discuss sensitive issues, you have to choose your words wisely. That rules out hateful or derogatory posts. Here’s the golden rule about communicating with your device – always ask if it’s something you’d have the courage to say face-to-face. It doesn't have to be in social media – it can be any email or text that you don’t write carefully. But the message there is clear: once someone else sees what you post, there’s no taking it back. Most of you wouldn’t think to do something like that. Granted, that’s a pretty extreme example. It only took the span of that 11-hour flight for her “joke” to go viral and turn her into a notorious public figure. Don’t be naïve to think whatever you post online won’t come back to bite you.īack in 2013, a woman who was head of corporate communications for a New York-based Internet company (of all things!) put out a racist Tweet about AIDS before flying to South Africa for vacation. You might think of the World Wide Web as an alternate reality, but it’s just a platform to expose yourself to the real world – and masses of REAL people. Saying Something Online That You Wouldn’t Say In Person So learn to put aside and not think about your phone or Facebook. Check out this powerful speech on YouTube that sums up the downsides of modern technology – how it has made us “more selfish and separate than ever” in a way.

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The last thing you want is to put the current conversation on hold for another one that takes just as long.īut in all other cases when you interact with family or friends, they deserve your full attention. Remember to politely excuse yourself, keep the call brief and join back in if there’s nothing urgent. Of course, there’s an exception if you’re legitimately expecting a call – work-related matters, family emergencies, your pregnant wife is due, etc. So I suggest that you set the phone to silent mode (or even turn it off) whenever you’re engaging with someone for a while. There are times it’s some random call from a company trying to sell you something – but you get the urge to answer anyway. The worst part is when you’re in the middle of a conversation and you hear your phone ring. It sadly looks like many of us give our phones (or other gadgets) priority over people in our presence. In this day and age, we’re so immersed in instant connectivity that it affects our face-to-face communication. Making Your Phone More Important Than People Click here to watch the video on YouTube – Modern Day Etiquette That Will KILL Your First Impressions 1.

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