Discuss: Am I Still Here?

This is a great article.  I can find myself relating to it in more ways than one.  I have caught myself waking up in the middle of the night and checking to see what had been going on while I was asleep.  I have also been known to check my phone multiple times during classes.  I have to agree with Anthony Doeer that we do spend too much time trying to stay connected to what’s going on around the globe than pay attention to the more meaningful things in life.  This is a very well written article and it has made me realize I, personally, spend too much time on the internet and on my cell phone.

Tony- incredible article. I look forward to reading many more.
You have done Bowdoin proud.

Love the way you worked in Torrington and Silverman. Nice bonus for the Bowdoin alums.

Tony,
Well done.  Poignant, funny, and true.  I was just checking your website to find your tour dates in the hope of catching up with you in Denver.  Perhaps I’ve missed you already.  (You’re NOT here!  What the hell?) 
When I do presentations to organizations about stress reduction these days I ask people about their smart phones, having just gotten one myself a couple of months ago (I don’t get my email on it by design - I nearly crash my car enough without it).  It’s quite humorous to ask people to raise their hand if they have a “smart phone”.  They look at me as though I’m mad, as if I’ve just asked them if they’ve ever used a toilet and, invariably, one or two brave souls speak up to admit they still have a flip phone, likely fearing for their jobs, if not their lives, in what is usually a crowded room of overachieving businesspeople.  My take to them is that we’ve simply not evolved quickly enough to be able to psychologically handle the so-called “rewards” technology has bestowed upon us. I am thrilled to now have an expertly rendered discourse on the subject to share with them that underscores the matter so many of us overlook; the best way to know you’re here is to look into a child’s eyes or, alternatively, lay down in the grass.  Now excuse me while I search for a picture of Joe Biden…....