This morning started like every morning usually does, with me taking Sasha outside for her morning walk before heading to the office. I use the time that I walk her in the morning to gather my thoughts for the day, check and process email, jump into Twitter for a minute or two and read Playbook.
Sasha runs down the steps and outside with reckless disregard to my personal safety and therefore it can make it interesting to attempt to do all of those things while still trying to hold onto her leash and keep my shoulder nicely in its socket. As has happened before, I was busy writing a tweet while trying to walk down the steps. With a 60 lb dog charging ahead, I missed a step and stumbled a bit. Still determined to finish the tweet, I continued trying to type with one hand as we walked outside and ran into some scaffolding that's set up for a little work that's being done around my complex.
This series of events got me thinking of all of the times when tweeting, updating your Facebook status, texting, sending an email or just about anything else with a smartphone is probably not a smart idea. I then, of course, took to Twitter and Facebook, while still walking Sasha, and asked:
"You shouldn't tweet or update your Facebook status when _________ [fill in the blank]"
The following are a combination of my own ideas, possibly based on some of my previous experiences (ahem!) and what some others who responded thought. Some are serious while many of them are meant to make you smile:
14 Situations When You Shouldn't Tweet
- Driving
- Walking your dog
- "You're having a sleepless night" - Kathy Sperl-Bell
- Walking up a flight of stairs
- "You are hurt, upset or angry. Once it is published it is too late to take it back and will hurt someone else." - Julie Arnold
- Having a face to face conversation with someone else
- "You have taken prescription drugs that have a 'do not operate heavy machinery warning'. The internet is as heavy as it gets." - Brian Simpson
- Trying to seduce your significant other (and whatever else might happen after that!)
- When you're having your wedding photos taken (woops!)
- Going down a flight of stairs
- Swimming
- "Someone needs your help. Put down the phone and help out!" - Chris Rauschnot
- "You're 12 beers into a bender" - Don Martelli
- "You feel like you can rip someone's face off." - Patti Tacardo-Fousek
What would you add to this list?
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