{"id":1686,"date":"2011-05-22T19:07:10","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T01:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2011-05-22T20:06:32","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T02:06:32","slug":"audio-without-image-crosses-a-wire-in-my-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2011\/05\/22\/audio-without-image-crosses-a-wire-in-my-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"“Audio without image crosses a wire in my brain.”"},"content":{"rendered":"Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

“Audio without image crosses a wire in my brain.”<\/p>\n

via Utilizing My Aversion to Phones \u2022 Another Passion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is wonderful. And here I was thinking it was just me and my aunt. I have an aunt who doesn’t like using the phone either. It’s one of the many, many things I admire about her.<\/p>\n

I suspect my husband thinks I’m just being silly – he keeps alternating between trying to force me to talk on the phone (as if some kind of phobia treatment will fix my ‘condition’), and talking over me like I have some kind of disability.<\/p>\n

It’s neither – I’m not actually afraid of the phone, and some days I end up talking on the phone with 15 or more different people. I have no problem talking on the phone to people who are looking for information, and I have no problem phoning to ask for information on something, but if there are any feelings involved or there might be nuances in the conversation that require interpretation, I hate <\/strong><\/em>using the phone. Really HATE it.<\/p>\n

To me, the phone is quite simply inadequate for that kind of communication – in many ways it’s worse than email because there is no ability to review what you are about to say. I almost ALWAYS re-read my emails several times before sending them – and I almost always end up editing something. Communication is important to me, and the phone just isn’t up to the task.<\/p>\n

There’s also the interruption factor: “Hey, let’s CHAT.” Never mind the fact that I might have been deeply engrossed in some work that will require at least 10-15 minutes after the call is over before I’m back up to speed again. Asking if I “have a minute” is a waste of time – I’ve ALREADY been interrupted. It’s already going to take me considerable time and effort to back into what I was doing, so I might as well finish the phone thing so I don’t have to get interrupted another time for the same thing. Don’t expect me to be all chatty though.<\/p>\n

For me, there simply is not enough information in a voice if I can’t also see the face. It’s like not being able to see every fifth word.<\/p>\n

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Radio drama isn’t the same thing at all (it’s one way) so don’t even go there. I like radio drama as well as audio books. Different thing entirely.<\/p>\n