We are all guilty.  We check our Facebook messages while driving down the road.  We post tweets at the dinner table.  We get up in the morning and check our email.  As a matter of fact, you are probably reading this article because you linked it from a social outlet.  We are social creatures and are therefore naturally interested in what is going on in the lives of others (that is a nice way of saying we are nosy).

There is nothing inherently wrong with being plugged in; there is nothing wrong with staying connected with friends and family.  In …