Do Cell Phones Have Positive Or Negative Effects On People?

Have you ever notice the fact that nowadays people seems to be in a serious relationship with their cell phones? If you have not; just consider that you take your cell phone with you to every single place you go to, and this does not mean to places outside your house, because even when we go from our bedroom to the living room, you take your cell phone with you; not to mention the fact that some people take their phone with them even when they go to use the restroom. So, what have we become? Why are we sending texts instead of talking with that person? Why are we sending hugs instead of giving them? The answer is that technology, specifically cell phones, have change today social habits. Families used to eat at home or in a restaurant together, …show more content…
We need to practice getting better at picking up social habits, making eye contact with others, and managing uncomfortable silences talking and not looking at our cell phones. These skills are essential to any kind of relationship. What should be done now? I recommend to reduce the time we spend every day with our cell phone. Every time you think about downloading a new application, ask yourself if it is a necessity or not; the less applications you have in your phone, the less you will use it. Respect yourself and the others, lets value our time. When you think in how many hours per day you spend with your phones, and what could you have done instead in the real word, you will notice that we are missing a lot of great moments with others. Let’s make America sociable again, we cannot let an electronic device damage our interactions with people, our schedule, our leisure, and our entire lives. So, lets ‘unplug’ ourselves from our phone and lets ‘plug’ into a greatest power source, the real world; the one that makes eye contact, respect, talk, and pay attention to others and not to an electronic