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Studies have found that as the phone use increases, your attention goes elsewhere, “revealing that the more heavily student relied on their phones in their everyday lives, the greater the cognitive penalty they suffered” (Carr 3). The more focus a cell phone receives the more a person will suffer mentally. At UCSD around 520 students were given two standardized tests of intellectual acuity. “The only variable in the experiment was the location of the subjects’ smartphones. Some of the students.. place their phones in front of them on their desks; others were told to stow their phones in their pockets.. others were required to leave their phones in a different room” (Carr 3). The results from this study were conspicuous. It’s self-evident that anyone with phone insight had worst scores than those who didn't have their phones at all or had them in their pockets. Technology has take over us and it is draining our

As much as I regret to admit it, I’m attached to my phone. I’m constantly reaching into my pocket to check the time, make sure I haven’t gotten a new update, or to send a message. I do this even when I’m not talking to anyone! It’s become an addiction, having to make sure I’m not missing anything, and I'm not the only one who has this problem. Seventy-five percent of the world population has a cell phone, and that number will only increase. With the creation of new technology portions of life have become easier. Technology has changed the way we go through life. It’s made talking to people easier, as well as keeping up with the lives of others. However, the effects have affected the aspects of our lives that don’t include technology.

Being without their phone can cause anxiety to students. Researchers in Singapore asked 87 undergraduates aged between 18 and 29 to take part in tests which monitored their cognitive function. Some had their smartphone and some didn't.(Knapton) When students don’t have their phone, they get worried because they get attached to them. If students' anxiety is lowered, they'll do better in school. Researchers are now understanding the cell phone addition is more common for teenagers than adults.. If we get cell phone breaks there chances the student could do better, like going on social media for a bit. If they get that little stuff in them they could pay attention without worry about their texts, or snapchats. they won't feel like they are missing out. Allowing small breaks sometimes can help with their anxiety and with that it'll help their testing. (Knapton)

We all carry a smartphone. We have what some might call an addiction for them. They are convenient in certain classes and easy to use. They are also our own escape. We can easily talk to

A phone can also alter your personality. If you’re the type of person that would stop to help someone in need, if you are on your phone there’s a good chance you wouldn’t take that second to lend a hand, even though it only takes one hand to operate a cell phone. One study took average people who were on their cell phones and average people who were not making phone calls and put them all in the same situation. Without them knowing a random person dressed to be a wounded veteran would come by and drop a stack of magazines. Out of the 33 people using phones, there were only 9% that stop to help this person for just a second. For the 29people that weren’t using their phones a whopping 72% stopped to help. We already consumed by work and have

The people in the world today need to focus more on the real world. When someone leaves their phone at home they should not constantly be upset and panicky because they are missing the feeling of a phone in their pocket. There are more important things to worry about in the world, and there is so much more that people could focus on. Too many people drain their energy by sitting in front of a computer or carrying a phone in front of their face.

According to the article “How often do you check your phone?” in the modern world today the average time a person will look at their phone’s screen is around 110 times a day; continuing on with the article it is said that people will check their phones “23 times a day for messaging, 22 times for voice calls and 18 times to get the time.” With all the time focused on the phones it distracts people of what is happening in our world and with their local

In this editorial, Live Science writer Kelly Dickerson found in a study that people who pulled out cell phones throughout a discussion found the conversation less rewarding. She claims that the compulsion to check our cell phones and the essential to stay tied into the straight network system can make people withdraw from their current activities, and it can produce anger between them and their family and friends. Cell phones are not only taking away the time alone to damage our associations with others, but we have similarly lost the incapability with people without watching at our phones and being present with another person.

When at a kitchen table or out somewhere to eat there are phones all over the place. It has become the social

Everybody has some kind of routine they follow. Whether it be a small ritual you do when you get up in the morning, or it be your daily schedule. There has got to be something in your day that if you don’t do, you feel weird. For most teenagers these days, or anyone for that matter, it might be checking their cell phone. Let’s take that for example. Most people with any kind of money have a cell phone. What about those who are just scraping by? They don’t have money to waste on something so unnecessary. They’re normal day is probably way different from the average cell phone owner. Someone with a cell phone, or to be more specific: a smartphone, would probably have a chaotic day without their phones because they tend to center their lives around this device.

I’m a good time manager so I’m not the type of person to be typing a paper at midnight the night before it’s due. So, for me, if I’m trying to write a paper and I stop to check my phone every once in a while, I see it as more of a break rather than a distraction. It becomes a problem when I’m trying to study for a quiz or test. Even with short pauses in my homework, I’ll still get it done and turned in on time. But studying is where I struggle. I’ve noticed that if I’m trying to study and I stop to check my phone because I received a text message, when I go back to studying I’ll have to reread what I just read because I’ve already forgotten what I just

Personally, I could not live without technology. I use it for almost everything I do. Some examples of technology in my life are cars, desktops, and of course, my phone. I use my phone a lot, some might use words like “religiously” or “addictively”. These people are not wrong, but there are reasons. My phone keeps notes, sets reminders, and lets people tell me that I am late for something. I use it for Boy Scouts, marching band, school, and recreational use. It has helped shape me, admittedly, into a bit of a procrastinator, however, it has also helped to keep me punctual and efficient. On the flip side, my phone can make me a bit anti-social. It lets me ignore conversations I should pay attention to, snooze alarms I should wake up to, and cheat on things I should.

My cell phone is my best friend, like a tiny mom reminding me and organizing everything for me. I have my whole life on this phone, which is good in a way but also very bad. Losing this phone unfortunately would mean losing every single phone number of everyone I know. Literally without my phone to most everyone I know It would be like I didn’t even exist. My overrated house phone has been oddly tossed away in my closet and my iPhone is now my new best friend. Without it I wouldn’t be able to contact my family and friends, see how they are doing, hear their voices from a far. I wouldn’t be able to text my friend and tell her I’m seriously only 10 minutes away when really I’m about 30 minutes. It’s great to get in contact with people you can't see every day but there is also a down side to this. Don’t get my wrong i love people checking in on me seeing if I’m okay but it also annoys me when I’m in the middle of class and I can feel the buzzing of my phone, not being able to turn my phone volume on without someone blowing it up and either calling or texting every 5 seconds it is just annoying, it’s too much of a distraction.

Are we devoted to our alerts on our phone, yearning for an Instagram like, and completely obsessed with social media trends? We often don’t realize how many times a day we check our phone for any one of these things. Have we gotten so attached to our phones that they have become a part of us? I cant count how many times I have seen a bathroom selfie and a post of someone laying on their bed wishing others a goodnight. The rules of proper phone etiquette have shifted through out the years what was once considered rude and inconsiderate have now become social norms. According to a Mobile mindset study conducted by Security app lookout, 73 percent of people admit they would feel “panicked” while 14 percent would feel “desperate” if they were to lose their phones. What would happen if we chose to go without our phones, could we do it?

If I were to ask each of you if you were able to go an entire day without your mobile device, very few can say they`d be able to do so. In fact, in a recent TIME Magazine Mobility Poll, 84% out of 5000 people surveyed in 8 different countires, admitted that they couldn’t go a single day without their phones and a third of respondents admitted that being without their mobile device for even short periods of time leaves them feeling anxious. It is clear that whenever we`re waiting for those last five minutes before the bell rings to every class, our automatic impulse is to reach for our phone. Do you really need to check anything that important? The sad truth is that we have become far too dependent on our phones. The fear that we might miss the latest gossip, or the most recent updates on all of our social webesites seems more like an addiction than anything else. We`ve clouded our vision as to what is really important, and that is-quality human interaction.