Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship & Learning

With all of this talk about Blackberry going out of business, I started to think about what my life would be like without my Blackberry. Here is a list of some of the things that I thought of:

1. I wouldn’t be as effective with my time. Having a Blackberry could possibly save me about an hour each day responding to emails. Since I am huge believer that the best things happen outside the office, this is time that I try to spend networking and meeting with customers or potential partners.
2. I gaurantee that I would sleep better at night. Since I don’t have an alarm, I end putting my phone next to my bed so that it will wake me up in the morning. The problem is that my Blackberry ends up vibrating on the nightstand up until midnight (when it automatically turns off) and starting at 6 am (when it automatically turns on). Although I am getting better, it almost kills me to know that I just received an email and not take the time to at least see who it is from.
3. I would be a much safer driver. (I probably shouldn’t admit this, but…) I sometimes reply to emails while I am driving! I’m trying really, really hard not to do this (thanks to my wife’s help :)). Instead, I try to reply with very short emails when I am stopped at a stoplight. Don’t worry, drivers, I am making a concious effort to stop.
4. My work wouldn’t go with me everywhere I go. Actually, I’m not quite sure this one is completely accurate because I suffer from “the curse“, but at least it would help.
5. My thumbs wouldn’t be so small. According to Paul Allen’s Connect Magazine article, the thumbs of many businessmen are actually decreasing in size because of the increased Blackberry use — it’s the “survival of the fittest” theory.