answer my phone more often

Being in a job where I had to answer between 40 to 70 calls a day, I rarely (if ever) answer my own phone now. After the nonsense and whinging I had to listen to from strangers all day, I really wasn’t interested in hearing anything else from anyone else – even from friends or family. Most people who know me know now that if they want me, they’d better use a text based medium and cross their fingers.

Since I finally kissed that job goodbye on Friday, its time to start becoming a person again. So, except when its impractical, impolite or immoral, I’ll be answering my phone whenever it rings, whoever the caller might be for the next 30 days. I’m hoping by then answering the phone will have become a habit.

My other habit of avoiding people, ie ignoring voicemail is also going to be a thing of the past. On the occasions when it is impractical, impolite or immoral to answer the phone, I will check my voicemails as soon as it is practical. And then, horror of horrors, I will actually call people back.

Since I’m sure most of my friends and family have forgotten what I sound like, this is going to be an interesting month. :)

did this today and it was my broadband provider offering to renew my contract and save £24! :)

I’ve done this…sort of. I’m realizing that most of the phone calls I ignore are just people I don’t want to talk to, not laziness…so I don’t feel as bad ;)

it’s usually just my mom or drunk ex’s.

The missed calls list has become shorter and the incoming calls list longer. Almost time to mark this goal off. :-D

Kind of lost my phone, but I’ve been doing pretty well up till now. :-P

hahaha yeah I don’t do this AT ALL. My phone’s been off for days. Something about people calling all the time…so needy…it’s worse when they don’t leave messages because you assume if they really needed you they’d leave a message. Wrong. Some people are just answering machine shy. Oh well, won’t get a call back.

Do I really want to do this? I mean come on, people are sooooo needy.