by on 19-07-2014 in Technology
Smartphones are a hot trend at the moment. It seems like everybody has one. Yet it's possible that smartphones might be creating more problems than they solve. It's even possible that smartphones could be ruining people's lives.
Are you falling victim to any of your smartphone's disadvantages? Perhaps you could be, without even realizing it. Read on for the ugly details.
Do you spend excessive amounts of time looking at your smartphone's screen? Opticians warn this could be hazardous due to the risk of eye damage. Bbc.co.uk and Enterpreneur.com reported that smartphone users could be at risk for conditions such as
Imagine what it would be like if your eyesight were to deteriorate. How would you cope?
To reduce these risks, opticians and optometrists have recommended that you
Time and the World Health Organization have reported that mobile phones emit radiation which may cause or contribute to cancer.
Although there is still no clear evidence on exactly how much of an elevated cancer risk we might face, or even the biological methods by which the radiation emitted by Smartphones could cause brain tumors, mobile phones are classified in the carcinogenic category 2B now, similar to chemicals like the pesticide DDT and gasoline engine exhaust, which means that the radiation emitted is “possibly carcinogenic†to human beings. And we don’t know what may happen to us for the prolonged use of mobile phones in the future.
For this reason, it is better to reduce the use of mobile phones to reduce our exposure to radiation.
Have you ever noticed your neck aching after an intensive session of smartphone use? How about backaches and pains?
Your smartphone has likely had some adverse effects on your posture.
Pay attention to how you are sitting, and how you are holding your mobile phone. If you often find yourself hunching over the phone, make a conscious effort to sit straight and upright. Take breaks as often as necessary to relieve stress on your neck and back.
If you frequently use your smartphone for texting and emailing, you may be at risk for repetitive motion disorders targeting the tendons in the thumb of your dominant hand. You also risk tired hands, hand pain and inflammations.
To reduce these risks, you should take frequent breaks from texting and emailing on your phone. If your hand begins to hurt or feel tired, stop playing with the phone and rest it until it feels better.
Digital dementia is a condition where otherwise-healthy peoples' conscious mental abilities decline progressively, as if they had injured their heads. Except, in the cases of digital dementia victims, the causes are related to digital devices such as smartphones.
Do you have a hard time remembering simple things like phone numbers? If you're not a candidate for the regular condition of dementia, perhaps you're suffering from the digital kind.
Are you using your smartphone to connect with your friends and loved ones -- or does it act as a barrier, distancing you from them?
It's ideal if you're using your phone to communicate with the people in your life.
It's bad if you spend too much time interacting on social media with people you don't even know, instead of participating in face-to-face communications with people you care about.
Here's a simple test. Are you using your smartphone to connect with strangers more often than you are interacting with your own spouse / significant other, family or friends? If so, your relationships are likely suffering from neglect.
Smartphones can also hinder your basic routine. For example, you might feel compelled to reply to emails on your smartphone long after you've quit working for the day.
Are phone calls, social media or the Internet the main focus of your job? If not, your job could be at risk if you spend too much time focused on your smartphone, and not enough time being productive with your actual work. You can't focus on your work while you're texting or surfing the Internet. Avoid these activities at work, unless you're doing them on behalf of your employer.
Real risks occur when your productivity drops to unacceptable levels. You risk humiliation if you don't complete assignments in the expected time frame. Your work ethic and trustworthiness come into question. If your productivity suffers or you miss important deadlines too often, you also risk demotions, and possibly even getting sacked from your job.
Imagine what your life would be like without smartphones. What would you do without GPS, WhatsApp, and mobile apps? Could you function?
The answer is yes. Back to 10 years ago, what we were using was just a mobile phone that was used for calling people. We used maps or asked people to find places, we communicated face-to-face with our friends to update each other and we do stuff like reading books to entertain ourselves.
So, stop thinking you cannot live without your Smartphone, you just need to take your hands off the phone sometimes and enjoy your life without it. You will discover something you’ve never noticed around you.
While the smartphone's advantages are apparent, the disadvantages aren't always obvious. Any one of these issues could be enough to create significant problems. Several of these disadvantages taken together could ruin your life.
We invite you to consider the smartphone's many disadvantages, and to take steps to protect yourself from the risks. After all, a smartphone isn't exactly smart unless you're smart about the way you're using it.
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