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13 Things Your Smartphone Can Teach You

Find Out If You're Smarter Than Your Smartphone

3. Don't be a Power Drain

GPS and continuous Wi-Fi are highly useful but top the battery-draining list for most phones. Similarly, you can be a force for good productivity or an annoying Angry Bird leaching energy from the conference room. 

Do your colleagues create space to include you when you walk into a room? Or look furtively at the time and mumble about the critical need to dust off their office chairs? These are clues. Plug in to your positive energy. Even essential criticisms can be framed in encouraging terms. Always maintain an affirming attitude.