Smartphone addiction

Winning Wong17 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

• 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

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

Video: Microsoft Windows Phone 7 - Funny Smartphone Addicts Commercial

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdpQir1sqiQ

Definition: Smartphone addiction• Addicted to phones • Cannot live without a phone (feel insecure)• Lack self-control • Unconsciously checking phones for emails,

messages or other applications • Repetitively • Heavily addicted to it: anywhere, anytime

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

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

Negative impacts

Negative

impacts

Physical health

Mental health

Personal safety

Distant human

relationship

Family

Impact 1: Physical health

• Impaired eyesight due to radiation • Hearing impairment • Poor digestion

Impact 2: Mental health

• Emotionally overinvested in the smartphone • Habitually checking your phone • Information fatigue syndrome – Stress – Anxiety– Insomnia (sleeplessness)– etc.

Impact 3: Personal Safety

• More prone to accidents – getting tripped, etc.

• Create traffic chaos or accidentschecking phones while driving / crossing the road, etc.

Impact 4: Distant interpersonal relationships• Poor social skills

• stop one from interacting with people

Impact 5: Family problems

• No genuine interaction • No face-to-face communication • Ruin family life

Suggestionsspend more QUALITY TIME

without your cellphone!

Tip 1: No phone during meals

• Enjoy your food • DON’T just keep taking photos of food or

checking in in Facebook! :P

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

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!!!

BE A SMART PHONE USER!