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Does It Really Take 5 Seconds to Text Back?

Waiting for a text back is like waiting for your turn in the walk-in clinic

Whenever a text message pops up on my phone, I rarely get a chance to respond to it.

Just when I’m about to text back, I get distracted by my kids or other family members or something urgent. This set of distractions goes on a cycle…

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RJ Reyes

I write about insights drawn from the life of a father, full-time employee, digital artist and a writer.