“Smartphone Addiction” It is with no doubt that one of the greatest creation of technology by mankind is the smartphone. Smartphones have brought about a drastic change to our lifestyle having a big impact on our day to day lives. But the people’s limitless obsession towards smartphones has led to what we call “smartphone addiction”. Smartphone addiction is causing serious health problems both physically and psychologically to all ages of people from children to teenagers to adults. Our excessive usage of smartphones has made us overlook the negative effects of the addiction.
Jean M. Twenge argues that the excessive use of smartphones and social media is detrimental to the current and upcoming generations. My experience using Snapchat, Instagram, and other applications on my smartphone supports this because I have experienced some of the effects Twenge has stated in the article such as the way smartphones causes sleep deprivation among teens, the fact that teens who are involved in smartphone use are more likely to be unhappy, and that they are more likely to be lonier. The consensus that was concluded from Twenge’s argument is that the use of smartphones is causing the current generation in some way, shape or form to lack in the ability to socialize, the ability to reach contentment within their lives, and the overall ability to be efficient. I agree with the main arguments in Twenge’s article
How Smartphones are Changing Our Parental Instincts “Ping, ping, ping,” have you ever counted how many “pings” you hear, in one day, from your smartphone? Nowadays parents are more distracted by “pings” than ever. Working parents are constantly checking emails and taking phone calls, while stay-at-home parents are struggling to multitask and yet still feel connected to the outside world. This distraction comes in the form of a rectangular screen that magically connects us to anything and everything from work colleagues to a pot roast recipe, but this rectangular screen has taken its toll on our children. Parenting has taken a backseat in many households as children watch their role model’s glued to their smartphones.
Research over the past few years has shown that smartphones are actually hurting people, specifically children. For example, children who spend an increasing amount of hours on smartphones leads to the reduction of productivity, lack of communication, obesity, and more. The alarming issue is that more and more parents are buying smartphones for their children at a young age. With these concerns in mind, the real question is: when is it too young for children to have smartphones? Although children enjoy the entertainment of smartphones, too much screen time is not healthy for a child’s growth.
They should take this into consideration because as proved many teens fall into unhappiness when they use too much technology. As well as, teens should use their time wisely and make time for face to face socializing with friends or family. It’s important for teens to have face to face conversations with people because the use of their phones daily can lead them to be miserable when they should be happy. Some people may argue that technology actually makes people happy because it gives them the access to things they can’t always do in person. However, they’re actually wrong because too much access to technology and too much usage of smartphones can later have devastating impacts in a person's life, especially teens who use technology more frequently.
Teens tend to over exaggerate when they talk about not using their phones. This is one of the main reasons why people don’t trust teens with things. When people ask teens if they use their phone a lot, they are seeing how much they can trust them. (SiOWfa15) Education is gonna be a key component in teens’ careers and without the skills they need they will not succeed in life. Almost one third of teens lack the communication skills needed in their future.
Teens tend to over exaggerate when they talk about not using their phones. This is one of the main reasons why people don’t trust teens with things. When people ask teens if they use their phone a lot, they are seeing how much they can trust them. (SiOWfa15) Education is gonna be a key component in teens’ careers and without the skills they need they will not succeed in life. Almost one third of teens lack the communication skills needed in their future.
As Kelley Simpson said in her article “IS OVERUSE OF TECHNOLOGY AFFECTING MENTAL HEALTH?”(2013), technology was invented to help us with our daily lives but it can sometimes have the opposite effect. Stress is a major side effect of technology, with everything moving so quickly and everyone rushing towards their objectives, waiting for an email or trying to connect to a website and check on someone can be very stressful. Sometimes people misunderstand text messages, which can lead to problems and depression. Addiction on social media and the use of smartphones can also lead to depression and stress. If someone doesn 't have an up-to-date device they would be anxious from feeling excluded from their friends.
First of all, at present the Smartphone has become a very important part of our lifestyle to communicate and also these communications technologies have various negative effects. Our young generation has nowadays become into more interested in wasting their time on Smartphone because of various apps such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Skype and email that make Smartphone use more attractive and can lead to addiction. According to Lucy Osburne: A Study by
Cell phones make it harder for humans to be productive. Cell phones also make it harder for students to do well in school. Cell phones are becoming more of a hassle every day and it’s our job to become aware of the problem in order to infiltrate it. According to the journal, Social Psychology, “Even if you go all day without touching your cell phone once, just having it visible nearby may distract you from complex tasks.” One study asked a group of college students