Last week I had a bit of an eye-opening experience in regards to my use of technology. I knew I spent A LOT of time on my phone and computer each day, but I didn’t realize that amount of time was basically the equivalent of a second full-time job for me.
The day I decided to log how much time I spent on each digital device was actually a day I was using each device much less than usual, which was kind of alarming considering I still managed to get about 9 hours of screen time in that single day. On a normal day, I start and end my day on social media. I also check it consistently through the day. I feel like I’ve come to the point where I can’t function or do simple tasks without taking small breaks here and there to check my phone. Even when I am working on my computer, I’ll log onto entertainment sites like Reddit to distract myself for a couple of minutes.
Surprisingly, I don’t think that this amount of tech use has a negative effect on my work. If anything, I think that taking small social media breaks throughout the day helps keep me inspired and clears up my mind when I feel stuck. Technology has also made my job much easier. When it comes to social situations though, I do sometimes find myself checking my phone far too often in the company of friends.
I definitely think we are all hooked on technology. Technology makes our lives much easier and gives us that sense of belonging from social media. I think it’s hard to imagine a world without social media because I like knowing what everyone is up to (in a non-creepy way of course) regardless of whether we talk often or not. It is also a crucial tool to my job. Technology serves many purposes in our lives and for that reason we are always using some form of it or another, whether it be for work, entertainment, information, or connecting with others.
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