Decius wrote:
] A couple articles with some thoughts about ubiquitous
] computing's erosion of personal time. It used to be that
] having a cellphone was a status symbol because in meant
] that you were needed. Now its an anti-status symbol.
] It's an electronic dog collar. It means you are a workhorse,
] and you are available when others want you to be. Advances
] in communication technology are primarily being used to
] eliminate the boundries we place between our jobs
] and our personal lives.

I do not have a cell phone and don't plan on getting one soon.

Maybe, if someone was in the business of selling "outgoing calls only" cell phones and calling plans, I would be into it.

Given the circumstances with eroding personal time, I would say that "now, more than ever" it is important (to happiness, anyway) that you love your job.

Gone are the days when a job was just a means to a paycheck, and was otherwise a sideline to Life.