[speaker001:] Not a single email until now? it's already twelve o'clock. I can't believe it!
[speaker002:] Can't bear it, right? I've been there before. I'll feel uncomfortable if no one calls me or sends me text messages, like there is something missing.
[speaker001:] Yeah, that's right. If no one sends me text messages, I'll go crazy.
[speaker002:] Actually, this is a kind of addiction called " infomania 'or 'information overload ".
[speaker001:] Addiction? checking emails and text messages often can be called an addiction? no way!
[speaker002:] Yes, it is. Do you consider a frequent check of your in-coming emails to be an integral part of your working day?
[speaker001:] Absolutely.
[speaker002:] Do you have your cell phone with you wherever you go and check text messages and phone calls from time to time?
[speaker001:] Yeah, it's a must. Otherwise, I may miss important phone calls and text messages.
[speaker002:] Do you open all your IM tools whenever you're using a computer?
[speaker001:] Yes. MSN, QQ, Skype, Google Talk, Ali wangwang, everything, so that I'll be in touch with all friends and relatives.
[speaker002:] Now I can tell you're definitely addicted to the overflow of information