The Raw Feed: Psychologist, Harvard Business School researcher and etiquette columnist Robin Abrahams said in a recent interview that cell phones, iPods and PCs are causing a WORLDWIDE EPIDEMIC OF SHYNESS. She said nearly 50% of people say they’re shy in social situations, up from about 40% “in the past.”
“People shop online, they listen to their iPods rather than the radio — and they e-mail or text each other rather than talk. What we have is an increasingly complex social environment, combined with less practice at dealing with it because of technology.”
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