Argumentative Essay On Technology And Sleep

Have you ever gotten lost in the Internet, swallowed by the constant updates on Twitter and Facebook for hours, when you only meant to be on for a few minutes? This is a constant battle in our society and technology changes and our use of it increases. It is becoming a bigger issue every day, and now it affects one of our basics psychological needs: sleep. Though I concede with Brooke Gladstone, author of “The Influencing Machines” that we can adapt to technology as it grows, I still insist that some issues that arise with technology are bigger than Gladstone portrays and we need to find solutions for some of the bigger problems that technology creates, especially when it disturbs a basic psychological need.

FitSleep uses state-of-the-art technology to track and monitor sleeping patterns, gently lulling the user into a deep sleep

By monitoring sleep rhythms, and providing feedback about the individual's status and potential for fatigue, companies can reduce the number of accidents, increase productivity and, ultimately, increase the company’s bottom line. Workers that use a device, such as the Readiband, are better able to understand and manage their own sleep cycles by identifying times that they are not sleeping properly. Correcting sleep issues also has an impact on the individual's overall health and happiness, which helps them live

In his article, “Kids With Bedroom Smartphones Sleep Less: Study,” Alan Mozes suggests that a smartphone within children's bedrooms could undermine good sleeping habits more than television has. Mozes supports his claim through exemplification. He uses the results of various researches conducted by well-known magazines or universities. The author's purpose was to inform parents of children with no restrictions using their phones in order to help create a better future for the children who have become dependent on smartphones in their daily lives.

Results: After following my solutions of avoiding multitasking, positive results immediately showed. First of all, I started gaining more sleep as I stopped using my phone before bedtime. Secondly, I am more focused and concentrated on my homework, instead of constantly checking my phone everytime I hear a buzz. Lastly, I noticed that I improved physically, mentally, emotionally. Getting adequate sleep will positively affect your daily routines, and habits.

Generation Z is addicted to social media because it is the first thing they worry when they wake up. They pick up their phones to see what people posted in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening. Dr. Helen Driver, a somnologist (with means the study of sleep), explains, “The explosion of social media and people staying on devices for longer – and taking them to bed with them – is a huge problem”. Social media has effected Generation Z’s by sleep because the light is from the electronics which interferes with sleep. Not only does social media affect the quality of sleep but, the quantity of sleep too. The next morning, they only got a few hours of sleep and they do not feel well both physically and mentally. If someone has issues with turning off their electronic devices in the evening, then they should dim the lights or and turn the power off.

The second intervention I applied to my behavior was the decrease in active technology use before bed. Based on the literature “The Sleep and Technology Use of Americans: Findings from the National Sleep Foundation’s 2011 Sleep in American Poll.” Gradisar, Michael; Wolfson, Amy R; Harvey, Allison G; Hale, Lauren; Rosenberg, Russell; Czeisler, Charles A (2013) conducted a study by randomly surveying 1508 people between the ages of 13-64. They were asked 47 questions on technology use and what time they fall asleep over the course of two weeks. They found that people over the age of 30 were more likely to watch T.V. and people under the age of 30 were more likely to use their cell phones. The results showed that the use of cell phones before

To record my behavior each day, I used an Editor 's’ Choice application called ‘Sleep as Android’ by the Urbandroid Team on the Google Play Store. The application does not require me to record data manually everyday because it has sleep phase detection. This is an optimal way to record sleep because it does not have inaccuracy as a source of error. It is not possible to accurately record data immediately before sleep manually, therefore, the application detection function solves this problem. In addition, it also has sleep statistic, which includes data for: duration, deep sleep percent, cycles, snoring detection and noise detection. The application also takes in account sleep deficiency and sleep patterns to help improve the sleeping duration as my goal for behavior change. As a light sleeper, I tend to wake up in the middle of the night, therefore, the snoring and noise detection statistic is a great function to have for accurate recording of data.

We will then collect this data by handing out surveys that ask how much sleep they get and any factors that may contribute to the amount of sleep they

So, how do our smartphones, tv’s, tablet and laptops affect our sleep? For one, it interrupts important brain cycles, particularly, the REM cycle (an important cycle that causes as to absorb the information we received throughout the day and have us wake up feeling more refreshed) ( Psychology Today). But how does

In bedrooms today we have many gadgets, we have televisions, game counsels, tablets, and our phones. All of these thing affect how we sleep. Ninety-five percent of people use technology an hour before they go to bed (How technology affects sleep). Whether this is sending texts, emailing, playing games, or browsing through social media. In today 's society we find this as normal everyday routines. Studies show that we should abstain from using technology two hours before we are wanting to go to sleep (How Technology Affects Sleep). How does technology effect how we sleep? Our technology that we use daily gives off many colors of light. The color that is believed to disrupt our sleeping patterns is in particular the blue light. Blue light prevents the

Many do not believe that we have a technology problem in today’s society. But, ninety-five percent of people use technology an hour before they go to sleep (How Technology Affects Sleep). This is an alarming amount of people who use technology before they go to sleep. You do not have to be looking directly at the technology to trigger the pineal gland to stop releasing melatonin (Kim). Many also believe that lack of sleep due to technology does not affect how they do their daily jobs. Seventy-five percent of those over 30 that reported not getting enough sleep said that when they were tired that their sleepiness effected their daily work (Tarkan). For a school age kid ten hours of sleep is needed. Teenagers also need about nine to ten

One of the most recommended sleep tips is putting away electronics at least 90 minutes before bedtime, including smart phones.

The application Sleep as Android, is a mobile health app that is run on the android platform. The objectives of this app is to function as a smart alarm with a variety of functions as well as a sleep tracker. The target users for this app are those who want to track their sleep cycles, or users who like to wake up gently in an optimal phase to feel more awake. These might include those with sleep issues such as trouble falling asleep, those with sleep apnea, and those who are interested in recording snoring or sleep talking. This app also targets users who have problems oversleeping.

Sleep is important to our body, it recharges the body after a long day. The human body and brain needs sleep to work to the best of their ability. Researchers say that human bodies should get, on average, eight hours of sleep every night. When you get less than that your body will not work the same. Yes, you will be able to do the work that is needed to be done, but the quality of work will be lower if you did not get as much sleep as your body needs to function properly. To help get a better night’s sleep you should but down any digital device an hour before you plan to go to bed. The light from the screen stops your body from feeling sleepy and stunts your sleep quality. Another thing you could do is get a fan in your bedroom, the noise could help you calm down in the evening. Having noise in the background for some