Rotrospeed wrote :
Texting, briefly, in the quiet cruise is just not a distraction risk and focus on it should indeed be ditched.
I think we need to accept the huge difference between using a panel mounted device like a Garmin GPS/Radio, and holding an iPhone in your hand.
You are not going to drop the Garmin.
As for commercial pressure in all aviation, that's true. Even weekend warriors are not immune to the cost of going around and spending another chunk of money so they are faced with a desire/hint/suggestion that pressing on is much cheaper/better.
As always, its about making the right decisions, in time.
We all know the right thing to do, it's actually doing it that sets some people apart.
When you start getting multiple points wrong, that's when it becomes hairy.