Students from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) want you to give your friends and loved ones your undivided attention this festive season, by putting your phone face down on the table during gatherings.
The Put It on Friend Mode campaign is triggered by the group of four’s personal and third-person encounters with people who are always glued to their phones, and the fact that such behaviour can do the opposite of nurturing friendships and relationships.
The call-to-action isn’t insanely effective — you can easily forget you’ve signed the pledge when you finally sit down to Christmas dinner — but the website is so cool you’ll want to spread the word.
The more you tell, the higher your chances of remembering what you’ve promised to do.
Show your support at their Facebook page.
Kodhai Varadarajan says
A social movement against gadget addiction is being soft launched right now. An interesting Facebook page named "take back our lives" has been started by a New York based ad man and his friends. The FB page aims to be fun and humorous and not be preachy.
Please check this FB page https://www.facebook.com/takebackourlives . Feel free to "like" the page, "share" the page and bring in as many friends as you wd like. Contribute to the page by sharing your experience/ideas/suggestions/photos/videos.