Talk - say what?!

I am sat here with my laptop, 7 different tabs open whilst I attempt some research for a meeting I have tomorrow. I'm chatting with one friend on facebook, my phone keeps beeping as I whatsapp with another, and all the while I'm surfing and trawling, clicking and flicking, ducking and diving. How did we ever get by when the only way you could talk to someone was if they were in the same room?!