Is Your Mobile Phone Killing You?
Do you ever feel disconnected from your life? Do you sometimes find yourself lost in a conversation with an old pal because you had to ignore him for a few minutes to tell your social media friends about where and what you are doing at that moment? It is said that the technology is an extension of the human mind. But somehow, it prevents us from living our life and enjoying it.
Mobile devices are a mainstream technology. According to research, people use their mobile phones more often than they use their desktops or laptops. Other than calling and texting, these phones have greatly evolved in a way that they can now be used to browse the web, send emails, take photos, play games, set weekly schedules and so on. In the global surge of smartphones, UK got the biggest increase, from 30 to 45% of the country’s total population. UK is followed by the US (38%), France (23%), and Japan (17%).
But despite the numerous advantages of this technology, there is no denying that it has a significant impact on our personal and social relationships.
People record experiences, instead of living it
Almost everywhere, you will see people trying to document every single moment of their life through their mobile phones. In a musical show for instance, parents spend most of the time taking photos of their children than enjoying the moment and watching how well their kids performed. This thing holds true with couples taking a vacation. Instead of savouring the moment of being together in a nice place, some are busy trying to create and freeze the memories as if not doing so would make them forget about it. At the end of the day they have over a hundred of photos, but no real memories of life.
Many times, we try hard to keep the memories, capture life and pin it down for the world to see. We want our friends, family and other people witness how beautiful that day or night was. But unknowingly, we become just like one of the people who watch. We detach ourselves from those moments in an effort to create a solid memory. But then, once all photos have been published, their value starts to disappear so soon that we almost forget they exist.
Surely, you do not want to get to the point where you already lost the connection with yourself and simply watch your life pass by from a distance. You want to be IN there. You want to feel, experience, and enjoy it. Sometimes, we really don’t have to put so much effort to preserve the memories. Remember, the human brain is very powerful. When you allow yourself to live the moment, you can create memories that last a lifetime.
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Is Your Smartphone Stealing Your Life?
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