My Friend & Technology
I have a successful friend who owns an international multi-million business with offices in many parts of the world.
We had lunch together some time ago in a western European capital (sorry for being discreet about details, he is a very low profile person because of the industry he is involved in) and during our chat, he confessed to me that he does not believe in smartphones and email communications.
Definitely his companies and team members are using them, but he has the most simple mobile phone you can ever imagine and he is not an old guy, he can absorb technology easily.
He bluntly said that the simple phone he has in his pocket can make most of his business and close most of his deals without being annoyed with a smartphone and endless ping-pong emails. He still believes that human communication is very important no matter how much technology will ease our lives with gadgets and tools and sometimes a simple phone call can solve a big problem.
Personally I prefer emails, because i can keep records of facts and things said and I try to use the phone less and less.
I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of you, my friends at Jungent, for the wonderful 3 days we had together during your summer conference, from Tallinn to Tartu, from Etopaa to Lake Leigo, I had excellent and great time in all of those cities and places, discovering what a wonderful country you have.