SMART ADVICE

If you're like me and so much of the rest of our hi-tech society, you probably own a cellphone. And that cellphone probably holds phone numbers of the important people in your life -- family, friends, work, corporations, organizations. And you probably pull up whoever you want to call, push a button and the call goes through. And you likely have NO IDEA of the SPECIFIC TELEPHONE DIGITS that you just dialed.

You likely have very few actual telephone numbers -- as they used to say -- memorized. You likely know very few telephone numbers, if any, -- as they used to say -- by heart. You would be ABSOLUTELY LOST or VERY NEARLY LOST without your smart phone doing all the hard work   -- knowing all of the specific telephone digits for you to make contact with the important people in your life.

If your smart phone suddenly went stupid, you likely would be LOST! You likely wouldn't have a clue about how to contact your closest contacts. You have GOT! to be SMARTER! than your smart phone -- because one day your smart phone may go -- WILL GO! -- DUMB!

STOP! That's exactly right! STOP! STOP! whatever you are doing this very minute, take out your cellphone, pull up the important numbers and write -- that's RIGHT! -- WRITE! -- you know, PEN AND PAPER! -- those important numbers down. CARRY the most important numbers on an index card in your wallet or purse. Type ALL of your cellphone numbers into a computer file. PRINT that file and keep a copy in your dresser drawer or at your office desk. Review and UPDATE your phone numbers list frequently.

BE SMARTER THAN THE SMARTEST SMART PHONE! YES YOU CAN!

Respectfully,
FJS