When his five-year-old son mimes a person pacing while barking into a cell phone, his daughter lights up: “It’s Daddy!” Bennett winces: “How is that me?” “Because,” she says, “you’re always on your cell phone!” He is? Bennett works hard to minimize time on his cell when his kids are around. But that’s not how they see it: In their minds he is constantly interrupting family time to make or take a call. One reason for the difference in their views is the perception of time. When we are on the phone, we’re immersed in the conversation taking place, and time moves along. Those around us overhear
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