With each generation, we advance in technology and yes, this does open the doors to more interaction with people whom we would never have met otherwise half-way across the world. At the same time, I feel it is imperative to build in some real-time human interaction too. My most recent observation on this point was the visit by my sister and her family for my Mom's 70th birthday. My now pre-teen nephew who used to love to talk with us was glued to his mobile phone playing Pokemon games and interacting with the world at large via Google Plus! I guess it is a generational thing but true work life balance starts with knowing when to let go of the mobile apparatus and focus on the people in your living room or the friends with whom you are out to dinner.