Are We Addicted To Technology' By Ms. Kleinman

In the passionate article, “Digital addictions mean we can't read books anymore. And that's a problem” by the opinionated Jim Sollisch, the author convincingly argues digital distractions seem to take over our world and the simple pleasures like reading are forgotten and that is a severe problem with broad repercussions. Sollisch effectively and competently builds the argument by using a variety of persuasive and argumentative rhetorical techniques including but not limited to facts and studies, tone, and the use of a personal anecdote.

Lauren Shinozuka wrote “The Dangers of Digital Distractedness” for a class assignment. She is a college student that lives in the world of technology and internet. Her idea to address how dependent the world has become on technology without even realizing it. Lead her to her own evaluation of her life and how technology has changed how she deals and interacts with people.

No matter where you turn your head, no matter where you look, there is always going to be a screen. There is going to be “entertainment.” At some point you are going to start feeling as if being around entertainment (technology) is what you NEED, whether it be a cell phone or a tv or a computer screen. You feel empty without having a phone in your hand or feel alone when your tv isn’t on.

Firstly, have you ever had tons of work to do , but you put it off because you just have to check facebook because you feel as if you don’t you might just die? Ladies and gentleman, I present to you the first side effect of overusing technology: laziness/ procrastination. Ray Bradbury knew this was coming in fact he wrote Fahrenheit 451 in 1953. In Fahrenheit 451 the society freakishly mirrors ours. The average american spends 2.7 hours a day just watching television, (Technology Uninhibited) think about all the other things that you could do in 2.7 hours other than watching television. Sometimes, every other blue moon, even I procrastinate and my main excuse comes back to technology with questions to myself. Why don’t I watch some funny youtube videos before I

Digital technology is quickly integrating into all facets of our daily life. Dramatic change over the last twenty years or so in regards to the internet, social media, and gaming products. Are these rapid technological advancements changing our short-term thinking process or affect our social interactions? Karen Zilberstein (2013) researched these aspects in her research titled, Technology, Relationships and Culture: Clinical and Theoretical Implications as well exploring the consequences in the realm of psychotherapeutic practice and theory (p. 150). The author of this essay will provide a critical analysis of Zilberstein’s findings and examine how technology affects our culture.

In Zoe Kleinman’s article she argues that people being tired is caused only by tech-related burnout. She used what Dr.Ramlakhan said but did not prove her statements with counterarguments. She poorly claims “Surely tiredness is a by-product of a busy modern life”. She is very ineffective in proving her statement. She is writing about many things stated by Dr.Nerina Ramlakhan, but does not have any actual scientific proof. She says that all of her patients have one thing in common, they all spend too much time using technology and not enough time away from it. One patient of hers even have a seizure from staying up all night playing video games on his computer. A man also got suspended from his job because he was up extremely early sending inappropriate

In Zoe Kleinman's health article, “Are We Addicted to Technology,” the author effortlessly argues that technology has become an addicting pattern in our everyday lives. Kleinman interviews Dr Ramlakhan who works at Nightingale Hospital. Dr Ramlakhan informs that tiredness is nothing more than just a by-product of a busy modern life.

Technology has impacted and influenced how people function and devote their time immensely. With the creation of smartphones, computers, and social networks, people have adopted them into their lives and use them daily, which creates a dependence on these devices. An immoderate dependence upon technology is a state that humanity has come to in today’s age that permits people to believe that they essentially cannot function without it. The fear of not having one’s cellphone or being in a position where one’s cellphone cannot be used, whether it be because of a dead battery or having no signal, is known as nomophobia. This phobia can be described as a cell phone separation anxiety. Even though technology

In the article “Are We Addicted to Technology” by Zoe Kleinman makes us really think, are we addicted? It's hard to say considering the author uses claims poorly. Her first claim was “Surely tiredness is a by-product of a busy modern life - children, work, hobbies etc - rather than relaxing time spent watching Netflix in bed?” To most people this comes out to be sarcastic which makes readers not want to trust her. Then she states that a lot of her parents have a hard time sleeping at night when on electronics, even though she had just recommended “watching Netflix in bed” She also interviewed Dr. Ramlakhan which could of been a lot better because all she told us were stories about patents in front of screens and a boy having a seizure by playing

In this passage the writer, Lydia Smith, argues that today's technology is taking over our lives. She says that we’re being tricked into thinking that cell phones and other devices help us to stay connected with one another. The reality is that by using these gadgets we are not experiencing face to face interactions; instead we are creating a social gap between us. She tries to connect with readers by pointing out misleading commercials and slogans. Smith also uses other facts to support her accusations that cell phone carriers have lied to consumers and benefited by providing false information. These advertisements have the consumers believe cellular companies have the consumers’ best interests at heart. She also uses the CIA's database to

In Zoe Kleinman’s BBC article “Are we addicted to technology”, she decently talks about the issue of how people being addicted to technology affects the children of this generation and causes adults to be exhausted or if all of it is just pseudo-science. Zoe Kleinman sneeringly states that tiredness is a by-product of a busy modern life and not watching TV all the time.Dr. Ramlakhan states, “The thing many of my patients have in common is the fact that they are in front of screens all the time”. Ms. Kleinman provides good evidence for her claim, but the evidence doesn’t have solid scientific reinforcement. Zoe Kleinman sarcastically says that maybe the patients just want to multitask. Dr. Ramlakhan says that people with certain personality

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.

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

Technology and these devices are addictive. To tell parents and children that they should not limit themselves or their children on the amount of time they spend looking at screens is foolish, and sometimes it dooms

Today, most research done on technology’s effect on sleep has been focused on how technology makes sleeping more difficult. Technology can become a distraction and keep your brain active as a result of using it before going to sleep. The National Sleep Foundation even discovered through a poll that “nine of 10 Americans reported