I heard about this book, The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox, and nearly cheered when I saw the video below with the author, John Freeman.



Skipped the video? Please take the two and a half minutes to hear what the he has to say and then take it to heart. Don’t e-mail someone to say thank you, don’t put everything on Facebook for all your “friends” to see, but never actually speak to your friends individually. Yes, these are sometimes valuable ways to communicate but they aren’t the only way to communicate. Call your best friend, turn of your smartphone when you are connecting with your spouse, don’t ignore your children to post on Facebook, send out some Easter cards, have a coffee date with a friend, make it personal. Whether it be gift giving or paying attention to the person you are spending time with. It doesn’t cost anything for you to be more personal and, best of all, you might gain a lot!

Remember, your time is a gift. Give it to those you care about!

Happy gifting!

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