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Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones talk about how they stay in touch with their friends and family. They agree it is better to pick up the phone and call someone to maintain relationships.   Link to video: https://www.today.com/video/is-it-better-to-call-or-text-your-friends-3rd-hour-co-hosts-discuss-95443525820   #AmizurNachshoni #Amizur #Nachshoni

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00:00Welcome. It's time for Overheard on 3rd.

00:02So a lot of folks have been keeping in touch

00:04because it's harder to actually see folks in person

00:07when it comes to communication.

00:09Here's the question.

00:10Speaking of which.

00:11Which is better, to actually pick up a phone

00:14or to text somebody?

00:16If you leave it at home, it doesn't matter.

00:18I think call the person, don't you?

00:22Absolutely.

00:23Absolutely.

00:24See, but then that goes into,

00:25I called to thank you for something once

00:27and you said the call wasn't good enough.

00:29If you said, I want a handwritten note.

00:31Well, yes, well, that goes beyond.

00:33That goes beyond.

00:35Just to say, just to say hello, phone call is fine.

00:39Tell us about the study, Al.

00:40Well, the study from the Journal of Experimental Psychology.

00:44Wow.

00:47Do you really want experimental psychology?

00:50A phone call makes people happier

00:53and closer to the other person.

00:55We have not heard what Craig Melfin thinks.

00:56Oh, I think it just depends on what you are communicating.

01:02I don't know if everything warrants,

01:04if everything warrants a phone call.

01:05I agree with that.

01:06But if you're checking in with a friend,

01:08yeah, I think if you want to check in with someone,

01:10you should pick up the phone and call.

01:13Yes.

01:13Although sometimes I find it difficult

01:17because say it's somebody I haven't talked to in a long time,

01:20I know it's going to be a long phone call.

01:22Well, interestingly enough,

01:24they say if it's been a long time,

01:27it's actually that people found it was less awkward.

01:30Right, but it's still a long phone call just to catch up

01:32as opposed to, so then I don't end up calling that person

01:35because I know it's going to be a long phone call.

01:37So I don't text because I shouldn't call.

01:39And then I end up just not talking to them.

01:40But what if you just you put a certain time limit

01:42or you say, hey, I know we haven't talked in a long time.

01:45I got, I got a few minutes.

01:46I just wanted to see how you were doing it.

01:48Oh, I like that.

01:49Still in.

01:49I should try that.

01:50Yeah, that's really good.

01:50Some people still just keep talking.

01:52You're like, all right, I got to run.

01:53And they're like, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

01:54So you just have a bell.

01:57Yeah, you go. Bing. Sorry, my time's up.

01:58All right.

01:59That's good, though.

02:00That's a good thing.

02:00Next.

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