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- 1. Cell Phones Exploring Addictive Behaviors Image source: Flickr user – Tom Waterhouse Charmy Patel
- 2. Provide the facility to connect with our friends, family, news and entertainment (Wallace, 2014). Image source: Flickr user – Duke University School of Nursing
- 3. Image source: Flickr user – Omar Jordan Fawahl Even though smartphones have become very valued in our daily lifestyle, they can still come at a cost. With so much popularity, cell phones may have consequences for our cognitive abilities, health, relationships and overall way of living (Anderssen, 2014; Turkle, 2012).
- 4. Image source: Flickr user – Guian Bolisay
- 5. Image source: Flickr user – Michele Ursino
- 6. Image source: Flickr user – Intel Free Press (Margalit, 2015)
- 7. Image source: Flickr user – Intel Free Press (Margalit, 2015) (Eichler, 2013)
- 8. Image source: Flickr user – Nana B Agyel (Margalit, 2015)
- 9. Image source: Flickr user – World Bank Photo CollecHon Calls Text Messages Social Media Emails Web Browsing (Pfetten, 2016)
- 10. Image source: Flickr user -‐ Chrislaboule (Priddy, n.d.)
- 11. Lets break It down What’s the problem?
- 12. Image source: Flickr user – M01229 You check it in the bathroom, at the movies, when you’re having dinner with your friends, when you wake up and right before you sleep. However, would you say you’re addicted? (Siegler, 2011)
- 13. Image source: Flickr user – Aaayyymm Eeelectriik No? But, why is it when we misplace our phones we feel the lose of (Fung, 2015)
- 14. Image source: Flickr user – Tim Parkinson (Pascual, 2016)
- 16. Image source: Flickr user – Achi Raz Cognitive Abilities Constantly checking phones can negatively affect ones mental performance, remembering information and productivity (Barnes, Lanal & Johnson, 2014; Matrix, 2016).
- 17. Image source: Flickr user – Minoru NiSa Health Continuous notifications leads to continuous usage that may cause lower IQ and and an increased feeling of stress, anxiety and depression (Anderssen, 2014; Shanab, 2015).
- 18. Image source: Flickr user – Jseliger2 Relationships Even though 89% of cell owners used their phones during their most recent social activity, a huge number of people disapprove the usage at least to some extent (Chayka, 2015; Eichler, 2015; Rainie & Zickuhr, 2015).
- 19. Image source: Flickr user – Phil Parker As David Greenfield says, “If you can’t help being on it even when you know you shouldn’t be, that loss of control is the hallmark of an addiction” (Heid, 2016).
- 20. The Solution ?
- 21. Image source: Flickr user – Nguyen Hung Vu A study showed that when individuals take time off from their cell phones “people, teams, and ultimately the organization all stand to benefit”, Leslie Perlow states (Perlow, 2012).
- 22. Image source: Flickr user – Ignat Gorazd As such, the cell phone is known to still be a relatively new technology and lifestyle. Regulating ones usage can aid in better cognitive skills, health, relationships and overall living. Thus, rather than being “always on”, it’s time we balance our virtual lives with the reality and to do so, the community needs to be educated on how to use their digital device efficiently (Anderssen 2014; Singer, 2013).
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