The Power of the Other: The startling effect other people have on you, from the boardroom to the bedroom and beyond-and what to do about it

by Henry Cloud

A cell phone may look as though it’s working . . . for a while. It can compute things, run programs, and maintain basic functioning, but if it doesn’t find a connection—and the right one and soon—it won’t be of much use.

I like this metaphor comparing human connectedness with a cell phone that’s not connected to a network.