{"id":4779,"date":"2016-01-28T05:03:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T13:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hellotech.com\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2021-06-17T02:27:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T09:27:22","slug":"smartphone-addict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hellotech.com\/blog\/smartphone-addict","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Smartphone Addict?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"c4 wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s a new day, and you just woke up. What&#8217;s the first thing you pick up and use? If it&#8217;s your smartphone, that&#8217;s not an uncommon thing among people. But, as the day goes on and you often halt whatever you&#8217;re doing just so you can check your phone, you might be a smartphone addict. Let&#8217;s call it an irresistible inner force that keeps you hooked to your smartphone, and here are more signs that confirm this compulsive behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c4 wp-block-paragraph\">You are a smartphone addict:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"c3 lst-kix_list_1-0 start wp-block-list\"><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you ignore other people at the table and focus on your smartphone while eating. Or when you always take a picture of whatever food is in front of you. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you doze off while using your phone.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you interact with your friends less in person and more over the phone. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you accumulate extra charges and experience bill shock.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you can\u2019t find other means to overcome boredom other than your smartphone.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you use your smartphone for everyday problems that could&#8217;ve been solved in another, more practical way (e.g., checking the weather app instead of opening a window). <\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you sleep with your smartphone under your pillow or right next to you.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you constantly check for notifications every minute or you scramble to get your phone the moment it beeps or rings.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you do less amount of work because of smartphone-related interruptions.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c0\"><span class=\"c1\">When you&#8217;re highly anxious because you forgot your phone at home. In other words, when you experience separation anxiety when your phone is stolen, taken or somehow not in your possession.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"c4 c6\"><span class=\"c1\">When you use your phone while driving.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"c4 wp-block-paragraph\"><a name=\"h.gjdgxs\"><\/a>You&#8217;ve probably done or experienced many of these signs without knowing it. Ask yourself if all these have negatively affected your personal, academic or work life to a great extent. If so, you have a smartphone addiction. Admitting is the first step to overcoming this problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a new day, and you just woke up. What&#8217;s the first thing you pick up and use? If it&#8217;s your smartphone, that&#8217;s not an uncommon thing among people. But, as the day goes on and you often halt whatever you&#8217;re doing just so you can check your phone, you might be a smartphone addict. 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