Comments on: Monday Must-Reads: Are you part of the new “driveby” culture? http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/03/22/monday-must-reads-are-you-part-of-the-new-driveby-culture/ Marketing to Gen Y Women. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:01:05 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Quisha http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/03/22/monday-must-reads-are-you-part-of-the-new-driveby-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-7877 Quisha Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:27:38 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2334#comment-7877 I absolutely agree! One example... if anyone in my office forgets their Blackberry or iPhone at home... they literally will flip out and drive 30 to 60 minutes back home to get it. People vent about feeling "disconnected", etc. If i forget mine I rely on Gmail and update my status to "forgot phone, don't call or text!" :) Just being proactive! Ever see someone sitting at their desk checking their phone often to see if they missed a call, text or email? Not only is it annoying and unprofessional... it could cost you your job. Getting connected with the world outside of technology is a challenge alot of us should take on more often. I absolutely agree! One example… if anyone in my office forgets their Blackberry or iPhone at home… they literally will flip out and drive 30 to 60 minutes back home to get it. People vent about feeling “disconnected”, etc. If i forget mine I rely on Gmail and update my status to “forgot phone, don’t call or text!” :) Just being proactive!

Ever see someone sitting at their desk checking their phone often to see if they missed a call, text or email? Not only is it annoying and unprofessional… it could cost you your job. Getting connected with the world outside of technology is a challenge alot of us should take on more often.

]]> By: Nicole Crimaldi http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/03/22/monday-must-reads-are-you-part-of-the-new-driveby-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-7848 Nicole Crimaldi Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:40:38 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2334#comment-7848 You wrote a great post. Another simple yet honest post with lessons that we need to be reminded of sometimes. I've been guilty of seeking happiness in (almost!) all of the places you mentioned. It really is quite unfullfilling. I will say, a combination of those things and a strong sense of self usually does the trick. It's a balancing act of living in the virtual world and the physical world. You wrote a great post. Another simple yet honest post with lessons that we need to be reminded of sometimes. I’ve been guilty of seeking happiness in (almost!) all of the places you mentioned. It really is quite unfullfilling. I will say, a combination of those things and a strong sense of self usually does the trick. It’s a balancing act of living in the virtual world and the physical world.

]]> By: Eran - The Quarterlife Quest http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/03/22/monday-must-reads-are-you-part-of-the-new-driveby-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-7844 Eran - The Quarterlife Quest Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:59:34 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2334#comment-7844 Thanks for linking to my post Nicole! You've really put an interesting spin on it - one I had not considered when I initially wrote it. But you just might be right. I've been flipping a similar idea around in my head for a little while now and that is - is this constant need to know things NOW, affecting our ability to actually live in the now? or in other words, like you said, are we relying too much on technology and our "connections" to make us happy? a very interesting debate that you've raised - I like it! Thanks for linking to my post Nicole! You’ve really put an interesting spin on it – one I had not considered when I initially wrote it. But you just might be right. I’ve been flipping a similar idea around in my head for a little while now and that is – is this constant need to know things NOW, affecting our ability to actually live in the now? or in other words, like you said, are we relying too much on technology and our “connections” to make us happy? a very interesting debate that you’ve raised – I like it!

]]> By: Jen http://www.mscareergirl.com/2010/03/22/monday-must-reads-are-you-part-of-the-new-driveby-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-7841 Jen Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:14:18 +0000 http://www.mscareergirl.com/?p=2334#comment-7841 Thanks for the round-up, Nicole! I agree with you on technology. I think we all need to "unplug" regularly. I do this on vacation; we purposely travel out of the country so it is expensive to use our cell phones or even keep them on! Therefore, vacation time is without phones, internet, laptops, social media, etc., and I can get back in touch with me and the "real world." Teenagers today amaze me! I couldn't imagine having a cell phone in school! I didn't even get my first cell phone until I graduated from college! (I was a little late adopting the technology.) But, when I think about it, I'm rather proud that I have caught up on most of what's going on around the internet and different modes of technology. Ok, off to read about the psychology of changing careers! Happy Monday. Thanks for the round-up, Nicole! I agree with you on technology. I think we all need to “unplug” regularly. I do this on vacation; we purposely travel out of the country so it is expensive to use our cell phones or even keep them on! Therefore, vacation time is without phones, internet, laptops, social media, etc., and I can get back in touch with me and the “real world.”

Teenagers today amaze me! I couldn’t imagine having a cell phone in school! I didn’t even get my first cell phone until I graduated from college! (I was a little late adopting the technology.) But, when I think about it, I’m rather proud that I have caught up on most of what’s going on around the internet and different modes of technology.

Ok, off to read about the psychology of changing careers! Happy Monday.

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