interesting...

[acroyear]

Dr. Isis vesus the iPhone : On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess:

My iPhone has even soured my running. I thought when I got it that being able to use Pandora while running would be a nice change of pace, so to speak. The trouble is that I can hear every text message, every email, and every missed call. What was once a chance to clear my mind now leaves me guilty for all that I am not tending to.

for me, the "addiction" is the collection of RSS feeds in google reader, and knowing that every moment i'm not keeping up with them and reading (or just marking as read) is more time i'll have to take later. Yes, this is even more bothersome than facebook addiction, because what it means is that in my limited time online the next time, i'll have more work to do to clear out the rss backlog before i can actually start catching up the facebook. ;-)

on the other hand, i don't let people text me normally, and the google-chat IM client for my palm centro is a battery hog so i can only leave it on for the brief moments i need to talk to faireraven

Comments

[arseaboutface.livejournal.com]

Is there not an option to select what notifications you get? You could turn off your notifications while you're running.

[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

i'm not Dr Isis - I only echoed that sentiment before adding my own about how having a phone that is also an entertainment device fails as being an entertainment device because the connection to the 'net means reality is always able to encroach.

but yes, many on the original blog said there is a global setting on the iphone to turn off all external notifications for a time.

[arseaboutface.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I just realized you were quoting. I am soooo smart. SMRT!