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Smartphone addiction

Smartphone addiction. Winning Wong 17 Feb 2014. What would you do when you first wake up ?. check your phone?. What would you do right before you sleep ?. Probably still checking your phone!. Phenomenon. Almost everyone has a smart phone

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Smartphone addiction

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  1. Smartphone addiction Winning Wong 17 Feb 2014

  2. What would you do when you first wake up? • check your phone?

  3. What would you do right before you sleep? • Probably still checking your phone!

  4. Phenomenon • Almost everyone has a smart phone • People always walk with their heads down – typing, no matter where they are. • No human interaction • Not interested in the things or circumstances around them

  5. Phenomenon • Always checking their phone though it doesn’t ring • Feel insecure without a phone • Our phones are the first things many of us reach for when we wake up in the morning • and frequently the last thing we check before going to sleep at night

  6. Video: Microsoft Windows Phone 7 - Funny Smartphone Addicts Commercial • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdpQir1sqiQ

  7. Definition: Smartphone addiction • Addicted to phones • Cannot live without a phone (feel insecure) • Lack self-control • Unconsciouslychecking phones for emails, messages or other applications • Repetitively • Heavily addicted to it: anywhere, anytime

  8. Definition: Smartphone addiction • On average 30 seconds – 10 minutes • 30 times a day • because the brain likes the feeling of receiving messages or FB feedbacks

  9. Reasons • Smart phones are overwhelmingly user-friendly – an all-in-one gadget: • games • Instant communication: phone calls/video calls; instant messengers ; SMS; social networking sites • information browser • Taking photos / videos • Etc. • Young people lacking in self-control • Overflow of information • Children being spoiled by parents

  10. Negative impacts

  11. Impact 1: Physical health • Impaired eyesight due to radiation • Hearing impairment • Poor digestion

  12. Impact 2: Mental health • Emotionally overinvested in the smartphone • Habitually checking your phone • Information fatigue syndrome • Stress • Anxiety • Insomnia (sleeplessness) • etc.

  13. Impact 3: Personal Safety • More prone to accidents – getting tripped, etc. • Create traffic chaos or accidentschecking phones while driving / crossing the road, etc.

  14. Impact 4: Distant interpersonal relationships • Poor social skills • stop one from interacting with people

  15. Impact 5: Family problems • No genuine interaction • No face-to-face communication • Ruin family life

  16. Suggestions spend more QUALITY TIME without your cellphone!

  17. Tip 1:No phone during meals • Enjoy your food • DON’T just keep taking photos of food or checking in in Facebook! :P

  18. Tip 2: Manage your phone usage time • Use your phone wisely. • Get rid of your checking habit. • Limit the time you use the phone if you realize you’re a habitual smartphone checker • Finish your jobs in hand first • During work or studies, switch your phone to vibration mode

  19. Tip 3:Avoid checking your phone in a social gathering • Enjoy your time with family and friends • More interaction • Check with their updates • More genuine communication • DON’T keep checking whatsapp messages or Facebook as it’s impolite!!!

  20. Be a smartphone user!

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