"From the moment we wake to the last scrolls before sleep, our phones are an intimate extension of ourselves. Most Americans check their phones within minutes of waking up, and keep their devices within arm's reach while they sleep. Throughout the day, we are tethered to our phones. People touch their cellphones hundreds of times throughout a day, perhaps every few minutes."
"When our loved ones send a text, there are no shared rules that guide expectations for a response. If you are like me, you sometimes text "Hi there" to a friend when you want to connect. I don't expect an immediate response, but a response sometime in the near future is reassuring to me. When the content involves a shared immediate event, like plans to pick someone up at a specified time, we rely upon texts to communicate changes:"
Phones function as intimate extensions from waking to sleeping, remaining within arm's reach overnight. Most Americans check phones within minutes of waking and touch devices hundreds of times daily. Phones now serve as alarm clocks, calendars, news sources, and social media platforms, leading to more phone contact than interpersonal touch. Texts carry no shared rules for response timing, so delays often generate meaning or judgment. Concrete logistical texts can still cause misunderstandings about plans. Messages with emotional content have more complex impacts on recipients. Healthy texting behavior and mindful responses can both hurt and repair relationships and support peace.
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