Last week, I was traveling when I read an article about a new poll by Sheraton Hotels of 6,500 traveling executives that indicated more than a third of them (35% to be exact) would choose their BlackBerry over their spouse. Initially, this provided me with a good chuckle. While I'm sure there were a number of those polled who chose the BlackBerry option as a light-hearted gesture of how much time they spend on the now-ubiquitous smart phone, nicknamed the CrackBerry. But there were probably a good chunk of those who really, really preferred their PDA over their spouse. Having seen more than a few former colleagues display compulsive and addictive behaviour when it came to responding to their BlackBerry, I can understand the results of the poll. Nevertheless,this is definitely a sad statement on what the world has come to, when the need to be connected with technology has encroached upon the need to connect, develop, and nurture personal relationships. Yet, 75% of those polled also said that their time-saving electronic gadgets gave them more quality time with friends and family and thus helped them enjoy life more. Hmmm .......
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