I never pick up the Phone

[summercomfort]

In case anyone was under the illusion that calling me is faster, it's not.
- my phone is either: in my coat pocket (60%), on the nightstand (30%), or charging (10%).
- my coat is either: off (50%), on but far enough from my body as to not sense the vibrations (25%), on but with my hand in the pocket so I can feel the phone (25%)
So chances of me hearing/sensing the phone is 15%. Plus I'm often in class when that happens, which knocks it down to 10%.

Now if you send me an email...
- I check my email at least 3 times a day.
- I'll read the subject line (100%), the gmail snippet (95%), and the email itself (80% if not from mailing lists).

Now, recently I just made mistaked a "reply to me" email for an informational email, but usually I'm pretty good about these things. The speed of the reply is inversely corollated to the amount of effort involved in the reply, both in thinking time, schedule clearing time, and typing time.

Oh wait, my phone is on silent for some reason. No wonder it's been especially futile today. ^^;;

Comments

[idothattopeople.livejournal.com]

Sushu, this has been a point of difficulty for me. It's a lot harder to get a hold of you than it is to get a hold of Jono, and he doesn't even have a cell phone!

Maybe you should (a) make it so your cell phone makes noise when people call, (b) check to see if you have any missed calls every half hour or so, or (c) keep your phone in your pants pocket instead of your coat pocket, so that you feel the vibration.

This isn't to say that you must be at your friend's beck and call at all moments of the day, it's just easier to plan things when we know if you can or cannot join us. I mean, we really like having you around...

[summercomfort]

Nmmm.... I'll definitely make a point of checking for voicemail more often. (Although given that my voicemail acts up occassionally, that's not the most trustworthy way). And I'll try to remember to take my cell phone out to put on the table whenever I sit down. Can't help the times when I'm napping/sleeping, though. Things will get better come spring when I switch to a lighter coat and would be able to reach my pockets. Generally if I'm expecting a call I'll be more alert, but one can't always expect these things, eh?

[dakeeni.livejournal.com]

You might make a habit of checking your voicemail/missed calls whenever you check your email.

[summercomfort]

haha. That would be.... every 2 minutes....