Dallas Willard recommends letting the first thing upon waking be the 23rd Psalm or the Lord's Prayer. For thousands of years monks have started their day with Psalm 95: "Come, let us worship the Lord."

Now we roll out of bed and check Facebook. "Come, let us worship our social persona...." ?

This has to have an effect on our life.

via TUAW by Kelly Hodgkins on 5/12/11

When you wake up in the morning, bleary-eyed and still in bed, do you reach for your phone to check Facebook or read an email? If you answered yes, you are not alone. According to a survey conducted by telecommunications hardware manufacturer Ericsson, 35% of respondents grab their iPhone or Android phone and launch a mobile app before getting out of bed.

Checking Facebook and other social networks is the most popular activity with 18% of people reading their news feed while still in the sack. This trend of early morning Facebook-ing may increase in the future as 20% of survey respondents expect to buy a new mobile phone in the near future. One with Facebook, we presume.

[Via Computerworld]

Many iPhone owners run apps before getting out of bed originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 12 May 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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