Recently, I was sitting in a restaurant to pick up our order lunch. I looked around and every single person was on their phones.
We are a society addicted to our phones.
I will admit that I am one of them too.
My phone is no doubt my favorite tech gadget and like most people, I take it with me everywhere I go.
When I was growing up, we had one phone in our house and it was attached to the wall. That’s it. We couldn’t take it with us and it wasn’t mobile. Video phones were something of the future.
And here we are.
Roughly 95 percent of Americans own a smartphone. We spent an average of 4 hours on our phones each day.
Now that we have them, we can’t seem to put them down. Even in family gatherings many are on their phones. We are too quick to pick up our phones instead of having personal interactions with the people around us.
And here we are.
Roughly 95 percent of Americans own a smartphone. We spent an average of 4 hours on our phones each day.
Now that we have them, we can’t seem to put them down. Even in family gatherings many are on their phones. We are too quick to pick up our phones instead of having personal interactions with the people around us.
I will say that smartphones do have some positives. We can now carry around small computers with us along with media and information. I will often think of a question and immediately pick up my phone and get the answer without leaving my chair. Access to information is lightning fast now compared to when I was growing up.
And then there is the downside of this technology. We are all glued to our phones when bored, walking, driving or even while talking to others. Our devices can be huge distractions. While we are plugged into the world in our phones we are disconnected with the world around us.
I have tried to be more conscious of my phone usage and make a better effort to put it down a little more often.
Can we make a conscious effort to put down the phone?
When talking to someone, let’s put the phone facedown and talk to the people we are with.
Enjoy walking without being glued to the phone. I see people walking the sidewalks every day totally focused on their phones rather than walking or looking for traffic at the crosswalks.
Enjoy the moment you are in. We don’t need photos or videos of everything.
And then there is the downside of this technology. We are all glued to our phones when bored, walking, driving or even while talking to others. Our devices can be huge distractions. While we are plugged into the world in our phones we are disconnected with the world around us.
I have tried to be more conscious of my phone usage and make a better effort to put it down a little more often.
Can we make a conscious effort to put down the phone?
When talking to someone, let’s put the phone facedown and talk to the people we are with.
Enjoy walking without being glued to the phone. I see people walking the sidewalks every day totally focused on their phones rather than walking or looking for traffic at the crosswalks.
Enjoy the moment you are in. We don’t need photos or videos of everything.
Believe it or not we once survived without carrying around phones, tablet or any tech gadget. The most high tech device we wore was a watch. Our phones have opened a new world but also become devices of distraction. Take time to put the phone down and enjoy where we are and the people we are with.
