I woke up the other morning and reached for my phone before i even got out of bed.  As I was  seeing what emails I might have missed between midnight and 7 am, I was struck by how my phone is such a part of my life.  My phone goes everywhere.  I admit I look at it way too many times a day.  I have decided not to count how many times, as I would hate to reveal either that I went to the trouble to actually count, or how many times I actually check it.

I saw a study the other day that said over 85% of people have their cell phone within 6 feet of them 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.   My first thought was wow, who does that.  After a bit of reflection, I realized, I’m one of the 85%.  How about you?  Are you an 85%er also?

Which led me to ask myself, is my phone the most important thing in my life?  On those very, very few times I have left it somewhere, I somehow feel incomplete.  And a little lost.  And more than a little anxious.  Like I’m incomplete.

So, how’s your phone rank in your priority system?  Is it number 1?   Statistically speaking, chances are pretty good it is.