I sometimes I feel like I’d be lost without emojis?! When I’m texting with someone, I can easily use emojis as a bonus to make a funny or just add a little extra emotion. There was a time, I didn’t like to text, I thought that if someone wanted to get a hold of me they would call me. That was this quick second of me acting rebel’ish as if I was too good to text. Truth be known I probably didn’t have texting on my parents plans. I’ll also add, it was in early 2000 when it took you FOREVER to text (hitting key multiple times for one letter!)
*Sigh* texting has been life changing! You can talk to multiple people at once, and you can multi task. In all reality it’s said the multitasking is a myth. The brain cannot manage high level tasks at one time. What?! I always thought that was one of my good qualities. I’m going off on a tangent… The use of shorthand messaging with emojis and acronyms makes texting is so convenient.
Let’s be real though, often we hide behind our phones because it seems effortless. I’m guilty of this! I’m guilty of taking the easy way out, I’m guilty of a quick response or better yet delayed responses. Maybe there is more to the conversation… maybe you or the other person just need to hear a voice.
Such a simple thing, but I find it important that we don’t lose the importance of a good phone call. So often everyone talks about the lack of good communication; content, delivery, and perception. From time to time, it’s nice to be reminded of your importance through a good phone call. Hearing someone’s voice is a reminder that you are valued.
I still love to have phone conversations, and I can get lost chatting on the phone. What I like about it is that you’re in the moment; you are thinking of the conversation and taking in the details. You are engaged and connected with the other person. The task itself seems easy but being open to share some extra genuine time with someone goes a long way.
I’m kind of rambling, but recently had a good phone conversation, which kind of made me think I don’t call people often enough. I’m going to attempt to make a better effort. I’ll make no promises to change my excessive use of emojis while texting, but I will work on turning some of those text into calls because my people deserve a bit of my time.
‘Jess’ tell me what you think? Text vs Call
