The obsessive use of smartphones is time consuming and ruins our social lifestyle.
Cellphone addiction also denies you the peace and quiet we all need to meditate.
Obsessively checking on messages, missed calls, emails and social media takes a lot out of your mental power. Reading and responding to those messages consumes a lot of your precious time, which you could be using to do other important things.
When you are addicted to your smartphone, most of the time you fail to notice the people around you and their value. At home, you miss out on the opportunity to enjoy quality time with family.
At work, you become incompetent when you constantly checking your cellphone.
In a nutshell, if you are addicted to smartphones you are not living your life to the fullest.
You get lost within yourself and lose full control of your life. Let's try by all means to claim our lives back from social media.
- NV Makgoka
)Well, like most technological advancements, there are pros and cons to them.
Social media or smartphone technology, as you put it, isn't any different.
What's important here is for individuals to try and own their lives.
You can start by having a timetable on when you give attention to your phone and when to stop.
Stick to these rules and you'll realise that you actually still have the power.
This letter wins our R200 prize today.
Call Nthabiseng at our office to collect. X Deputy
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