Introduction
Hectic lifestyle accompanies by proliferation of cutting edge technology, and smartphone is one of them. Based on recent researches, smartphone have negative impacts on our lives, it have damaged not only physical and mental health, but also relationships.
Body
Firstly, Smartphones have damaged physical health. First, it causes spines diseases. According to the research shown in The Guardian Journal, smartphone users now spending an average of 2 -4 hours a day with their heads dropped down, associating with “700 to 1,400 hours a year of excess stresses seen about the cervical spine”. As stated in The Guardian Journal, according to the surgeon has been questioned, the posture that we stare at our phones increases the stress on …show more content…
Overusing smartphone is a recipe for diminishing cognitive ability. As stated in Medical Daily website, using our cell phones can make us distract from people and our surroundings. Besides, a 2014 study published in the journal Social Psychology showed that the mere presence of our phones lower cognitive ability and level of attention, even without using it. Even worse, using smartphone associated with lowering productivity. In the opinion of Amy Cuddy (2015) written in New York Times, “People spend hours every day using smart small mobile devices to increase their productivity and efficiency. However, interacting with smartphones, even for short periods of time, which reduce assertiveness and undermining productivity”. Specifically, the blue light released by our phones that can restrict melatonin production — the chemical in our bodies promotes sleep. Therefore, working extra hours at night on our phones after 9 p.m. cause insomnia and lack of energy the next day, as reported by a 2014 study presented in the Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes …show more content…
In particular, the digital world accessed by smartphone threats to relationship. According to Jovell Alingod, smartphone users become non-empathetic, selfish person who almost care how many likes their Instagram or Facebook photo received. They spend a lot of time on our viral lives, and we lose sight of the beauty of the everyday. The more we interact with the social media on cellphone, the more we seek recognition and empathetic from strangers; and neglect people they do know. As a result, users lose the connections to the real world and real people. A group of my friends, for example, sits down in Café shop together, catching up on the news, upload on Facebook to count likes, so we did not talk each other. Hence, it dilutes relationship. Another consequence of using smartphones is losing communication, affecting relationships. In accordance with Barrie Davenport, a constant distraction from smartphones replaces long and deep-felt conversations by tasks such as updating your Facebook status for the 136th time or like a photo uploaded. It is hard to achieve or maintain a conversation when cell phone keeps ringing with notifications and email
Hectic lifestyle accompanies by proliferation of cutting edge technology, and smartphone is one of them. Based on recent researches, smartphone have negative impacts on our lives, it have damaged not only physical and mental health, but also relationships.
Body
Firstly, Smartphones have damaged physical health. First, it causes spines diseases. According to the research shown in The Guardian Journal, smartphone users now spending an average of 2 -4 hours a day with their heads dropped down, associating with “700 to 1,400 hours a year of excess stresses seen about the cervical spine”. As stated in The Guardian Journal, according to the surgeon has been questioned, the posture that we stare at our phones increases the stress on …show more content…
Overusing smartphone is a recipe for diminishing cognitive ability. As stated in Medical Daily website, using our cell phones can make us distract from people and our surroundings. Besides, a 2014 study published in the journal Social Psychology showed that the mere presence of our phones lower cognitive ability and level of attention, even without using it. Even worse, using smartphone associated with lowering productivity. In the opinion of Amy Cuddy (2015) written in New York Times, “People spend hours every day using smart small mobile devices to increase their productivity and efficiency. However, interacting with smartphones, even for short periods of time, which reduce assertiveness and undermining productivity”. Specifically, the blue light released by our phones that can restrict melatonin production — the chemical in our bodies promotes sleep. Therefore, working extra hours at night on our phones after 9 p.m. cause insomnia and lack of energy the next day, as reported by a 2014 study presented in the Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes …show more content…
In particular, the digital world accessed by smartphone threats to relationship. According to Jovell Alingod, smartphone users become non-empathetic, selfish person who almost care how many likes their Instagram or Facebook photo received. They spend a lot of time on our viral lives, and we lose sight of the beauty of the everyday. The more we interact with the social media on cellphone, the more we seek recognition and empathetic from strangers; and neglect people they do know. As a result, users lose the connections to the real world and real people. A group of my friends, for example, sits down in Café shop together, catching up on the news, upload on Facebook to count likes, so we did not talk each other. Hence, it dilutes relationship. Another consequence of using smartphones is losing communication, affecting relationships. In accordance with Barrie Davenport, a constant distraction from smartphones replaces long and deep-felt conversations by tasks such as updating your Facebook status for the 136th time or like a photo uploaded. It is hard to achieve or maintain a conversation when cell phone keeps ringing with notifications and email