Are You Addicted To Your Phone Summary

The article states, “Fifty percent of teens feel they are addicted to their mobile devices...A larger number of parents, 59% said their teens were addicted. The poll involved 1,240 interviews with parents and their children, ages 12 to 18.” Wallace and other parents interviewed for the story, are convinced that teens are practically attached to their phones, even the teenagers admit this statement it true.

In the short story "The New Addiction" by Josh Freed, the author discusses the growing cellphone usage. It has become as big as smoking addictions. Everywhere you go, all you see is people on their cellphones. Whether they are texting or talking on their phone. Cell phones can be annoying at times and can cause much noise. Eventually, non-cellphone usage in certain places has become a big thing. A Sign that says "No Cell Phones" have been largely widespread than no smoking signs. Therefore, cell phones have become addicting and have led to children and teens being the biggest cell phone users.

Jean Twenge’s article, “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?”, uses multiple points to explain how she believes smartphones are hurting the health of the post-Millennial generation. She repeatedly makes the point that this new wave of teenagers lacks an interest in gaining freedom from their parents and other restrictions in their lives. For example, Twenge wrote that post-Millennials are getting their driver's licenses significantly later than the Baby Boomer generation and often wait to get jobs until after they graduate because they don’t need to physically get away from their parents to connect online with their friends. Twenge also makes the argument that iPhones are causing an increase in depression and anxiety rates among

Today I think people, especially teens, are on their phone way too much. When I walk down the street, all I see is the top of people’s heads. The things that really stand out to me are how we overuse our technology to the point where people are being distracted when they drive and how people are becoming lazy and passive learners. While some might say we should not limit how much we use our cell phones, I think we would be better off limiting our time and usage on our phones.

EVIDENCE : Half of teens now feel “addicted” to their mobile devices – and 60 percent of parents agree with

The message from this section sticks out to me because I am surprised about the average smartphone user checks his or her phone around 150 times a day (Huffington, 2015). The statistic shows that how often smartphone users check or use their phones per day. Moreover, it also tells us how our brain is forced to distract attention continually, and it becomes difficult for us to focus on certain things when we use the smartphone too often. Technology products are like the serpent in the digital garden of Eden, which gives us what we want, but not necessarily what we need. Technology devices will not be helpful for people when we either overuse it or become addicted to it. My

“Technology should improve your life...not become your life”is a quote from Billy Cox that talks about how technology is being used too much.An app is being developed to help people control their time on social media.This app would be a good tool for people who want to reduce their time on their devices.Some reasons why this is helpful is many people become addicted to technology,some people neglect their families and friends when they’re on their phones,and people can miss out on life if they are trying to record it.

In “Jessie Brown: Who Says Smartphone Addiction is bad thing? The case for constant connectivity” (Brown, 2012), Brown claims that the cellphone is not the problem, in fact, it is the person and how they choose to value their time while using smartphones.

Around six billion people in the world own a cell phone, which is more than how many people have access to a bathroom. Of the six billion, more than 50% of teens feel like they are addicted to their phone, according to a 2016 survey. Ramsay Brown, co-founder, of Dopamine Labs, explains how app developers want people to get addicted. “These apps and games seem like they’re just here to help you connect with your friends or show you funny memes and cute kittens. But what’s going on is creepier:

Twenge is not the only author to write about how smartphones are affecting teenagers and causing a damaging effect on the future. Typing the words “Smartphones are” into Google shows that people think that smartphones are “bad”, “addictive” and “evil.” Twenge and many others believe that smartphones are ruining the newest generation because they don’t go out as much and there is less conversation. The new generation is less likely to abuse alcohol, smoke, get into a car accident, and get pregnant before they graduate high school. And somehow to Twenge those are signs of a destroyed generation.

“…are symptoms of how technology captures our attention and disrupts our connections” (Goleman 5). The more people are on their phones, the smaller the opportunity is to look someone in the eyes and have a human moment—to talk, to share, to comfort. Living in Seattle, I’ve used public transportation plenty of times and in all those times, I’ve noticed no one is looking at one another or outside—everyone is glued to their own phones. Go into a crowded room full of people—regardless of age—and the majority will be on their phones instead of communicating with one another. “You know it’s not right to check your phone when you’re with someone, but it’s addictive” (Goleman 8). While some may see nothing wrong in constantly checking your phone, the majority recognize it is an issue, but decide to overlook it. The ability people have in quickly overlooking a major issue, despite age or gender, proves the level of addiction towards our technological

At what point, do we as a society, say enough is enough and attempt to alter the downward spiral we currently are accelerating with our addiction to smartphones. In Jean Twenge’s Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? the author uses a multitude of statistics to convey to the reader the negative impact of smartphones on the individual, I agree with the overall negative influence, but I also believe to fully understand this problem first-hand experience is required. Growing up as an “atypical” member of the iGen Generation, I believe I have a unique viewpoint on the impacts of smartphones on adolescence. It would be naive to believe that smartphones are going away anytime in the near future, so it is of the utmost importance that we- not just members of iGen- but members of all generations formulate a response to the problem that has already cost hundreds of lives

Are we addicted to our cell phones? This is a common question that has arisen in the past several years as our phone technology and capabilities continue to increase. According to recent statistics, 85% of the U.S. population are cell phone users (Chen).We Americans use our cell phones to do just about everything. We talk, text, check our E-mail, surf the Internet, and interact in social networking, all on our phones. Because our phones have become so resourceful to us in our everyday lives, many say that cell phones have become addicting. Cell phones in today 's life have become very addicting to many people, and there are many ways in which to show how they are addicting.

When people think of addictions, usually, drugs and chemical substances come to mind. A frequent trend observed in today’s age is not being able to go anywhere without one’s digital device and being addicted to that device, especially one’s cell phone. Adopting a cell phone separation anxiety, is a type of behavioral addiction that is seen more and more today. On average, people are spending about three hours on their phones each day. Alter states, “‘Behavioral addictions are really widespread now...risen with the adoption of newer more addictive social networking platforms, tablets and smartphones’” (Dreifus). As new technologies that cater to people’s wants increase, addiction to these technologies will increase as well. People become so attached to their phones that they will perhaps get distracted from their current situation. In the article “Hooked On Our Smartphones”, the author Jane E. Brody talked about how sometimes commuters or drivers put themselves in a dangerous position when they pay more attention to their phone instead of what surrounds them. The almost

Technology has become a great benefit to us but many people have taken it too far. According to researcher and surveys taken all over the world shows that a large number of people may have become addicted to their technological devices and are not able to make it through a day without their cell phones or other technological devices. Many have concerns that people would rather use these devices than to have a face to face conversation. The addictions of technological devices are on the rise. Although these devices were meant to make our lives easier there have been many problems to arise ranging from health risk, relationship problems, classroom, church, and work interferences. Statistics show that cell