Manufacture Your Day by SCHEDULING PHONE BREAKS

Cell phone addiction is a real thing and we have to acknowledge it.

Are you using technology to enhance your life or rule your life?

Just recently, I reflected on how dependent people have become on their cell phones.

Many children don’t even eat without watching a movie on a cell phone or tablet and with that, the cell phone has become a secondhand parent.

Many adults (myself included) feel the need to take their cell phones everywhere they go and constantly check their messages.

Here is some cool research from April 2023 by Zippia.com:

• 81.6% of Americans, totalling 270 million people, own a smartphone as of 2023.
• The average American spends 5 hours and 24 minutes on their mobile device each day.
• Americans check their phones on average 96 times per day, or once every ten minutes.

If you want to know more, here is the full article about 20 vital smartphone usage statistics.

Of course, it is needless to mention how much this affects our ability to focus and be productive but what about our mental health and well-being? How does the cell phone undermine the need of human connection?

Have you ever noticed how many people cannot even finish a sentence because their mind is all over the place?

Has it ever happened to you that 3 minutes on your phone turn into 30 minutes of useless browsing? Well, it happened to me more than once and I find it really disturbing to use my precious time this way.

What do you give your attention to when you are on your phone?

Do you use the internet for fun or education?

I encourage you to take scheduled breaks from your cell phone and see where this will take you.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

Do you have a strategy in mind to break cell phone addiction?

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