When you're out and about by yourself, running errands, having lunch, whatever, do you look at your phone often? Infrequently? When you're with friends and/or family, doing whatever you do, do you look at your phone a lot or infrequently?

When you're out and about by yourself, running errands, having lunch, whatever, do you look at your phone often? Infrequently? When you're with friends and/or family, doing whatever you do, do you look at your phone a lot or infrequently?
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I’m one of the last to not carry a cell phone so when I am out and about I chat up others or just go about my business or, if I am in a cafe or coffee place I might take some reading material like the local News & review paper. I usually leave my laptop at home as well unless I am traveling for more than a few days. I used to take my laptop to my local bakery/cafe and ask-public while enjoying a goodie once in awhile but I haven’t done that forever now.
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