Monday, January 28, 2013

Smartphone addiction


Do you feel you are over-reliant on your phone? Do you sometimes feel it vibrating when it really isn't? Do you calculate 13x4 on your phone? Do you remember anyone's phone number that in case you lost your phone you could call? My point is that we are using our smartphones the wrong way and there are ways we can improve our intelligence and not just our phone's by simply using it right. Try removing all the notifications you don't need. Those are just distractions. We use phones these days more for texting than calling. Did you know that texting is more dangerous than driving drunk? We already have too many sources of distractions in modern cars. Keeping those distractions to a minimum will help us drive more safely. A smarter way to use a smartphone would be to use voice commands to check directions or even send text messages. Use Siri on newer iPhones. If you use Andoroid, you got a lot of options. So start being smarter about your smartphones people. Remember, technology is awesome, but it’s often addictive.

1 comment:

  1. This is interesting, it goes back to Postman's article where he argues that technology is always a trade-off. With smartphones, we have so much at our fingertips, but what do we sacrifice? Safety? Face to face conversation? Non-digital opportunities for growth and learning just beyond our hands? Society could definitely stand to be a bit more thoughtful about how we use our phones.

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