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Cell Phone Addiction Quiz Gets Nearly a Million Page Views on Yahoo!Tech

Posted on May 14, 2015 by jim_roberts

Hello All, I have been absent from posting for some time but wanted to make available to you my cell phone addiction quiz that was posted on Yahoo!Tech’s web site three months ago. It created quite a stir and generated … Continue reading →

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Today Show Interview

Posted on May 14, 2015 by jim_roberts

Here’s a link to a brief interview I did about cell phone addiction that was part of a segment on “nomophobia” that appeared on the Today Show, May 14, 2015. Link: http://www.today.com/video/are-you-addicted-to-your-smartphone-445368387662  

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Cell-Phone Jones (Addiction)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by jim_roberts

My research (with friend and colleague Steve Pirog) on cell-phone addiction, http://www.akademiai.com/content/q41011j715q26n7h/, has created quite a media stir recently. Coverage has even jumped “the pond” with coverage by The Daily Mail of the UK:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2241326/It-s-probably-better-talk-How-checking-phones-60-times-day-driving-away-friends.html. The most commonly asked question … Continue reading →

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$550 Million Power Ball Lottery = Happiness?

Posted on November 28, 2012 by jim_roberts

With all of the excitement over the now $550 million Power Ball lottery, I thought I would share with you a brief excerpt from my book (Pages 151-152), Shiny Objects: Why we spend money we don’t have in search of … Continue reading →

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Mary Todd Lincoln: First Lady of Shopping

Posted on November 26, 2012 by jim_roberts

While perusing the Sunday paper I was pleasantly surprised to see that the new “Lincoln” movie with Daniel Day Lewis was third in the box office ($34 million in weekend sales) behind the last in the Twilight saga line ($64 … Continue reading →

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Gratitude: Pay It Forward

Posted on November 19, 2012 by jim_roberts

In my last post, I promised we would take a closer look at gratitude. Since we are only a few days from Thanksgiving, I thought this might be important territory to cover. People who study this kind of thing, define … Continue reading →

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Gratitude \Grat-i-tood\ (n): Thankfulness

Posted on November 16, 2012 by jim_roberts

It’s that time of the year again, when families far and wide gather to give thanks for the blessings bestowed upon them over the past year. Don’t forget to add a generous helping of food, football, and of course, shopping. … Continue reading →

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The Rich (1%ers) are different from you and I

Posted on November 14, 2012 by jim_roberts

Despite the somewhat rocky economy, Hermés, a retailer of upscale leather accessories and fancy silk scarves, can hardly keep their shelves stocked with their toney merchandise. Hermés’ starter Birkin leather handbag retails for $6,130. The upscale retailer tallied a 24 … Continue reading →

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Materialism Joke!

Posted on November 12, 2012 by jim_roberts

It’s seldom that you can find much that’s funny about our preoccupation with Shiny Objects, but I think I just might have. I have tried this joke out on several live audiences to a chorus of snickers and even a … Continue reading →

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Shiny Objects Found on Mars!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by jim_roberts

You can imagine my disappointment when I discovered that the SHINY OBJECTS found on Mars was not a copy of my new book, Shiny Objects: Why we spend money we don’t have in search of happiness we can’t buy. In … Continue reading →

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