Comparing Carr And Birdwell's 'Addicted To Phones?'

John claims that more and more people, especially teens, are addicted to smartphones, and that such thing has led to a lot of physical and psychological effects among this people. People who are addicted to their phone can lose their mind when they are awy from their phones.

Technology has made many advancements through the past few years. Cellphones particularly have become more advanced and popular. These electronic devices have granted access to an endless amount of resources you can use to simplify your everyday life. However, the technological upgrades in cellphones have also provoked an addiction to the excessive use of this electronic. The cellphone addiction has become very common among many people especially the younger generations. This addiction compared to other addictions might seem harmless however, its side affects can be very serious and shouldn’t be overlooked. Throughout, my research I have discovered how a cellphone addiction negatively effects your physical, social, and mental health. Effectively demonstrating how dangerous a cellphone addiction can be to the individuals who suffer it.

From one recent study it has been surmised that using phones: causes attention spans to be shorter, social interaction to change, and stress levels to increase. These observations were of Michelle Hackman; a high school student who was was runner up for the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search. She coordinated a study on how teenagers react when they do not have their smartphone. Her prediction was that if people were addicted to their phones, then being without them would cause withdrawal symptoms. One common symptom of withdrawal is anxiety.

In his essay, “Mind Over Mass Media”, Harvard professor Steven Pinker discusses concerns about how modern technology might affect brain chemistry and functionality. Pinker points out that these concerns are not new, similar concerns have been raised at various time of technological change over the last century and gives evidence that those concerns have thus far been unfounded. He believes that technology is maintaining and perhaps even aiding our intelligence, rather than harming it. Pinker does a nice job of pointing out factual evidence and responding to potential counter-arguments in his piece, quickly and easily rolling from one point to another, never letting the reader become bored with a topic. He doesn’t bog the information down with

Imagine a time when cell phones didn't exist yet. The proliferation of the existence of cell phones have changed the way people socially interact with people everywhere around the world. It has greatly improved the way people communicate today and greatly affected how people treat each other. Cell phone addiction does not exist because it have been integrated thoroughly as a social mechanism, established as a form of self-gratification and acceptance, and it helps maintain the balance within everyday life. Cell phone addiction does not exist because it has been integrated thoroughly as a social mechanism.

Cell phones can keep us safe, but their negative factors have a mass effect on our developing skills. "A high school sophomore confides to me that he wishes he could talk to an artificial intelligence program instead of his dad about dating; he says the A.I. would know so much more in its database." (Turkle). This high schooler has very poor self-reflecting skills because he hasn’t stopped to think; how can a machine know anything about relationships when they lack experience? 'Indeed, many people tell me they hope that Siri, the Digital assistant on Apple's iPhone, becomes more advanced, "she" will be more like a best friend-one who will listen when other won't.' (Turkle). It seems people are relying more on technology for advice on their problems, because everyone seems disabled in this way. New generations growing in this new world are lacking communication skills, Like my nephew who is very shy to the point of crying when seeing a new person he doesn’t know. He is 3 years old and very bright, he's aloud an iPad as long as he's not bad. Every year when I come to visit he doesn’t remember who I am, but he sees me as a new person and gets scarred. He doesn’t know how to react to meeting a new person, and can't self reflect and he only knows to be shy and hide. 'As Eastwood's work, along with

As for me the usage of my cellphone is significantly high, and I can relate to this article on how anxiety levels

For many years, the heated debate over the influence of electronic media on the brain has become a significant topic for educational enforcers, but now students should also be convinced to uncover the threats media have on the brain. Though electronic media is a convenient medium that emphasizes “efficiency”, it encourages students to recycle archives of informative materials instead of diving into the depths of language and discovering new approaches. In the opinion editorial, “Mind over Mass Media”, Harvard psychology professor Dr. Steven Pinker claims that electronic media is not harmful to human intelligence because it is how we utilize the internet that matters. Although Pinker’s discussion about the ongoing debate of electronic media’s efficient influence on the brain is persuasive, I disagree with his argument because I believe that electronic media is indeed harmful because it encourages students to not exercise their brain’s capabilities or go beyond their utmost potential.

Cell phones are highly addictive and cause users to obsess over their phones when in use, and, on the other hand , cause users to be depressed when they cannot use their cell phones. Not only do cell phones lead their users into a different world, but cell phones also add stress to the lives of cell phone addicts. Nomophobia, the fear of losing your cell phone or not having it with you causes many cell phone users to think first about cell phones rather than paying attention in school, doing their job at work, or even sleeping at night. A study conducted by SecurEnvoy shows that people on average check their cell phones thirty-four times a day (Kuperstein). In a twelve hour day that is nearly equal to checking ones cell phone three times every hour or once every twenty minutes. That is indeed a high number, but what

Do you find it difficult to stay away from your mobile for over 15 minutes? Well, if you answered with a yes, then you are already a phone addict! Such people stay awake whole night to socialize, chat, watch videos, talk to friends and play games. If mobile usage is restricted for such a person, they get anxious to get it back. Smartphone addicts, especially teenagers, find it really hard to sleep at night. Do you wonder why your friend looks so stressed out all the time? Well, did you notice how addicted he/she is to their mobiles?

Today, All over america, more and more people are getting addicted to their cell phones. Around 40% of the population are considered “addicted” to their phones. 58% of men and 47% of women suffer from something called Nomophobia, This is when a person fears being without their phone. Nowadays there 's people out there that cannot even live without a phone for one day, this is a really bad habit that people all over America are inhabiting. It 's become so bad that 44% if peoplesaid they have become very anxious when the individual is without their phone for about a week.

When a person hears the word addiction, it will generally produce pictures of dark alleys, old and used needles and a bunch of “nobodies” laying on the side of the street. But in our time and day, reality paints a dramatically different image which is one of doctors, teenagers and soccer moms. Addiction has many different definitions, but this kind is not confined to just illegal drugs and alcohol. Our society today has been completely consumed with technology by all forms such as computers, cell phones, and tablets. The pros and cons of these devices have been presented and debated continuously throughout the past years and concerns are growing worse. However, our over use of our beloved technology has become nothing short of an addiction for many. Technology has benefited our society in countless ways, but it is still possible that we could have taken it too far. According to Mary Madden writer of the “Main Findings” article in which a survey taken by the Pew Research center conducted that three in four (74%) teens access the internet on phones, tablets and other devices visit their devices at least occasionally(every 5-10 minutes). Even though these technological advancements were created to help ease the stress of everyday duties there has been an unnoticeably rise of problems. Although I grant that we owe technology for its amazing inventions, I still maintain that the overuse of these advanced technological devices is becoming an overgrowing addiction. With this

Before I look at the consequences of technology addiction, I have to mention the addiction itself. Sharma Manoj Kumar, Indian Council of

The author April Frawley Birdwell of “Addicted to phones,” discusses the effect of addicting to phones. And he mentions how they cannot live without their cell phones even when they are eating, they send text messages. After that the author explains how people get anxiety by addicting to their cell phones by waiting to respond for their message and voice mail. Then the author mentions that cell phones were invented to make modern life easier, but it turns out that it is not for a minority of people. The studies have not proved that addicting to cell phones has a harmful effect of the mind. To conclude, the author mentions that technology is helpful in many situations, if they use their cell phone in their free time.

Mobile phones are becoming increasingly necessary in everyday life. People are constantly on their phones, which causes multiple health effects on them. Most people are dependent to their phones also called “phone addiction.” By phone addiction I mean someone who can not be withdrawn from their phone without freaking out about it. After conducting a study research shows that a withdrawal from mobile phone can cause people to be mad, depressed, and have more physiological behaviors. These signs show that people are addicted to their phones. As Subramani Parasuraman states the physiological behaviors that withdrawal from phone causes may affect one's work efficiency (Parasuraman et al. 126). This shows that phone addiction may cause several negative effects on people, yet people don't even realize it because phones have become a part of most people’s everyday life. How should someone help people with their phone addictions? American Psychological Association should do more research on different ways to help decrease addiction to cell phones.