“I would absolutely love to go back to the simplicity of the '80s, where there wasn't texting, social media, iPhones, or smartphones. I love the fact that you would go home and check your messages. I'm not well suited to the world of modern technology.” WorldWellsFactsHomeSocialTechnologyModernMediaMessagesSimplicitySocial MediaChecks80sIphoneTextingSmartphonesModern Technology Author:Matthew Rhys
“Double-check your voice mail message. Listen to your on-hold words and music. Write welcoming scripts for your telephone team. Pay attention to the music in your office and lobby areas. Make sure what your customers hear sounds good.” WritingCultureSoundVoicePayAttentionTeamOfficeMessagesAreasScriptsCustomersChecksWelcomePay AttentionMailTelephonesService CultureWords And Music Author:Ron Kaufman
“Even better than good error messages is a careful design which prevents a problem from occurring in the first place. Either eliminate error-prone conditions or check for them and present users with a confirmation option before they commit to the action.” FirstsProblemActionConditionsDesignMessagesErrorsCarefulChecksCommitUsersConfirmation Author:Jakob Nielsen
“What will the greatest experiment discover? I have no idea!, maybe nothing!, If we won't check, we will never know. In science there is never a guarantee of success. If you understood this last sentence, then you understood the most important message of this lecture.” IfsKnowsImportantIdeasLastsScienceMessagesUnderstoodMathematicsSentencesExperimentsChecksNo IdeaGuaranteesLectures Author:Nathan Seiberg
“I don't really send text messages. I rarely carry my phone. I occasionally check messages at the end of the night, but I don't carry it around.” EndsNightMessagesPhonesChecksText Message Author:Angelina Jolie
“The gut-check message is do we have the right balance in our culture? Or are we in a position where hero worship and winning at all costs has subordinated our core values?” ValuesCultureWinningPositionHeroBalanceCostWorshipMessagesCoreChecksGutsCore ValuesHero Worship Author:Mark Emmert
“To turn off your phone when you go to your country house or you're on vacation for a few days is important. I turn off my phone and just check it once a day. I turn it on and, if it's an important message, I'll call back. Otherwise, it can wait.” IfsImportantCountryTurnsHouseWaitingMessagesPhonesChecksVacationTurn OffCountry Houses Author:Alexander Skarsgard
“Waiting is so unusual that many of us can't stand in a queue for 30 seconds without getting out our phones to check for messages or to Google something.” WaitingMessagesPhonesChecksSecondsUnusualGoogleQueues Author:Julian Baggini
“I called. Why wasn't anyone here?"- Elena We were here." Clay said. "Around, anyway. You should have left a message." I did. Two hours ago." - Elena Well that explains it. I've been out, by the gate all day, waiting for you, and you know Jer never checks the machine."- Clayton I didn't know how Clay had known I was coming back today when I hadn't left a message. Nor did I question why he'd spent the entire day waiting at the gate. Clay's behavior couldn't be measured by human standard's of normalcy... or by any standards of normalcy at all. Bitten” KnowsShouldHumansWellsSaidTwoTodayLeftWaitingHoursKnownKnow HowBehaviorMessagesStandardsShould HaveMachinesChecksGatesComing BackClayWaiting For YouNormalcy Author:Kelley Armstrong