Uh-oh. I’m Afraid Of My Cell Phone. Posted July 05, 2011 by Lisa Strickland | Marketing | 0 Comments

Yesterday, I replaced my old cell phone (which pre-dated the Magna Carta) with an iPhone prototype. Because my new phone isn’t quite as rugged as the old one, I find myself being ever so careful with it.

I worry that I’ll drop it. I go to great lengths to make sure the phone is in a safe place in my purse. I carefully remove it from its leather sleeve. It’s ridiculous. If you could see the way I handle this phone, you’d think it was an explosive device.

The truth is, I’m afraid of my cell phone. Not “afraid” as in “My phone is telling me to do bad things”—but afraid I’ll do something stupid like send an asinine text message meant for a friend to all of my business contacts, instead. Wouldn’t that be a big ha-ha?

Whatever. I’ll master the technology and my android-phobia will pass.

When did making a phone call get so complicated?