Do you turn off your phone when you read?

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Do you turn off your phone when you read?

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No. But I've let rings go to voice mail if I''m at an extremely engaging portion of books and I don't want to be interrupted. :)
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I don't turn my phone off, but I ignore any incoming calls or texts until I've at least finished the chapter I am on.

-- 12 Jun 2014, 01:14 --

I don't turn my phone off, but I ignore any incoming calls or texts until I've at least finished the chapter I am on.
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No, I don't. The call may be urgent and I see no reason to ignore calls. I can always cut the call short if needed. :wink:
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No, I just sigh and go answer it.
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No .. but then nobody calls me anyway :cry:
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I do not turn off my phone when I read. My type A personality makes me think I might miss something important. I will check what comes in and if it does not require an immediate response, I will wait until I am finished with a chapter to respond.
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I should! I get so distracted by my phone and usually end up ignoring half of the people that text me anyways.
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No, most of my reading is on my phone while on the subway.
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No, I don't turn my phone off when I read. I think you need to have a balance, although I really love and enjoy reading it is important to stay in touch with life as well.
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Post by ylisa7 »

No. I hate talking on the phone so when it does ring my husband has to answer it, lol.
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Post by Timea »

Nope, but I do not necessarily answer when it rings : P and if I am really caught in what I am reading, I even turn down the call...
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Most of the time, I would. I can't be distracted while my imagination is running. :lol:
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obiebookworm wrote:No. But I've let rings go to voice mail if I''m at an extremely engaging portion of books and I don't want to be interrupted. :)
Yep. I will let it ring or put the phone on silent so I'm not interrupted.
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I don't turn my phone off, but I will ignore incoming calls until I finish my reading session. I refuse to be interrupted when I am enjoying myself.

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Post by shutuptko »

Not usually, but I ignore the texts and incoming calls. However, I do not have a phone at the moment, so that doesn't seem to be an issue for me anymore.
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