Do you turn off your phone when you read?

obiebookworm · Post by **obiebookworm** » 11 Jun 2014, 23:57

No. But I've let rings go to voice mail if I''m at an extremely engaging portion of books and I don't want to be interrupted.

KateLouise212 · Post by **KateLouise212** » 12 Jun 2014, 00:14

I don't turn my phone off, but I ignore any incoming calls or texts until I've at least finished the chapter I am on.

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I don't turn my phone off, but I ignore any incoming calls or texts until I've at least finished the chapter I am on.

gali · Post by **gali** » 12 Jun 2014, 00:38

No, I don't. The call may be urgent and I see no reason to ignore calls. I can always cut the call short if needed.

Little House · Post by **Little House** » 12 Jun 2014, 08:45

No, I just sigh and go answer it.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 12 Jun 2014, 08:53

No .. but then nobody calls me anyway

TerLab · Post by **TerLab** » 12 Jun 2014, 09:50

I do not turn off my phone when I read. My type A personality makes me think I might miss something important. I will check what comes in and if it does not require an immediate response, I will wait until I am finished with a chapter to respond.

ttuso22 · Post by **ttuso22** » 12 Jun 2014, 10:50

I should! I get so distracted by my phone and usually end up ignoring half of the people that text me anyways.

Critical Liz · Post by **Critical Liz** » 12 Jun 2014, 11:35

No, most of my reading is on my phone while on the subway.

speedesch2 · Post by **speedesch2** » 12 Jun 2014, 11:49

No, I don't turn my phone off when I read. I think you need to have a balance, although I really love and enjoy reading it is important to stay in touch with life as well.

ylisa7 · Post by **ylisa7** » 12 Jun 2014, 14:29

No. I hate talking on the phone so when it does ring my husband has to answer it, lol.

Timea · Post by **Timea** » 13 Jun 2014, 07:29

Nope, but I do not necessarily answer when it rings : P and if I am really caught in what I am reading, I even turn down the call...

senny_bebii · Post by **senny_bebii** » 15 Jun 2014, 07:14

Most of the time, I would. I can't be distracted while my imagination is running.

Lovely_Ink · Post by **Lovely_Ink** » 17 Jun 2014, 21:39

obiebookworm wrote:No. But I've let rings go to voice mail if I''m at an extremely engaging portion of books and I don't want to be interrupted.

Yep. I will let it ring or put the phone on silent so I'm not interrupted.

sybil1reader · Post by **sybil1reader** » 18 Jun 2014, 20:17

I don't turn my phone off, but I will ignore incoming calls until I finish my reading session. I refuse to be interrupted when I am enjoying myself.

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shutuptko · Post by **shutuptko** » 18 Jun 2014, 23:16

Not usually, but I ignore the texts and incoming calls. However, I do not have a phone at the moment, so that doesn't seem to be an issue for me anymore.