Onomatophilia The Addiction Trap Analysis

In the article “Addicted to Distraction” by Tony Schwartz, he argues that the internet has a relentless pull on humans. He goes into detail on how the internet interrupts all daily activity. Schwartz also explains how he is also a victim to the internet and how he is overcoming the overuse of it. The internet does have a grasp on the attention of humans. People willingly give up their primary focus and activities just to check their devices. People are imprisoned to the internet and don’t even realize that it is leading to a deterioration of their learning ability.

Tony Schwartz wrote an article called “ Addicted to Distraction” on November 28, 2016 to inform the readers about how the internet is a distraction and how distractions can affect your life. One of the main points in this article is that people use the internet for non important things. Another point is stated in paragraph 14, “ The problem is that we humans have a very limited reservoir of will and discipline.” Through out the article, Shwartz did not only write the article to only talk about his own addiction, he also wrote it to where the readers can relate to it and to compare it to their very own distraction.

Internet addiction has become a huge problem in today’s society. In Greg Beato’s article, he discusses the growing phenomena of internet addiction disorder. The writer explains that more and more people are becoming addicted to the internet. For example, he tells of a teenager in Ohio, who shot and killed his mom and injured his dad because they took away his Xbox. He tells how it is stated that five to ten percent of the 52 million internet users were addicted. The author is telling us that the internet has become very addictive in our everyday society.

Throughout history, no single piece of technology has been so heavily relied upon such as the internet. Things such as the first car, the first telephone, and even the first airplanes were not as easily, or readily accessible as the Net is today. In all reality, the internet is the greatest and most useful tool that humanity has ever dreamt up. From instant transferring of data to endless sources of information, the Net not only connects all corners of the world, but makes each and every person more knowledgeable and self-aware. But as with all new and virtuous things, there is a darker and more dangerous side. The internet is a tool that consumes the intellectual, changing the way the brain functions and ultimately creating a reliance. This reliance is so severe that all of life’s functions depend on the internet without the same dependency being reciprocated. The relationship is one sided, where the Net has much to gain while the user has little. Furthermore, in its relatively new state, the internet is very obscure and has very questionable ethics. Although beneficial in specific cases, the internet affects one’s emotional state and latently mars cognitive function while creating a devastatingly powerful and coercive reliance.

According to our textbook, some of the reasons on why children begin abusing drugs are curiosity, low self-esteem, peer pressure, adult modeling, and alienation. It is sad to see children fall under any of these categories. One approach that will help break the cycle of addiction to alcohol, tobacco or other drugs is finding alternative activities. According to Journal, Breaking the Cycle of Addiction: Prevention and Intervention with Children of Alcoholics written by Ann Price and James Emshoff, one of the best ways to help break the cycle of addiction is helping children find activates that will help occupy their time so that they do not have extra time and allows them the opportunity to do drugs. Price and Emshoff state, “Healthy alternatives

The purpose of this paper is to show the many different ways that people can become addicted to the web (Internet) and to try to explain why. The various aspects of the web, such as the wide range of information, the advanced technology, and alternate ways of communication have contributed to its addictive nature.

An addiction is a continued involvement with a substance of activity despite having negative consequences. Everyone has a addictions some being strange out of the normal addictions. One strange addiction I found is where a man named Jaye snorts five ounces of baby powder every day. Another strange addiction I found was a women named Haley who eats her hair follicles. Another man named Josh has a strange addiction where he eats glass. He consumed more than 250 light bulbs and 100 glasses in four years. Another woman named Crystal has been eating cleanser for more than 30 years. She eats it up to ten times a day. Another woman who has a strange addiction is Teresa who eats two pounds of rock a day. In a year that is 730 pounds. Aside from eating

Addiction, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “a strong and harmful need to have something…or do something (Addiction)” and, a term that describes the root cause of many problems that people suffer from all over the world. The word addiction often brings to mind thoughts of substance abuse or alcoholism; however, the concept of addiction can be applied to a vast and ever-growing list of issues that many people encounter in their everyday lives. The research for this paper is based on a recent study regarding compulsive gamblers and the effects that addiction has on their lives. Natasha Dow Schüll, an anthropologist and researcher at MIT, is blazing the path for mental health professionals to follow when diagnosing gambling addictions in their patients and, more importantly, increasing the understanding of addiction in general.

Drug abuse affects people in many different ways. It can affect someone’s health, consume their entire life, or cause lasting effects on their brain. Unfortunately, this addiction extends farther than recreational drugs. For over twenty years, the internet has been a source of information, entertainment, and connection. Billions of people use the internet nowadays, from conducting research, to watching movies, to booking a hotel room, almost everything can be done online. With the world transforming into a device-based system, humans are slowly becoming addicts. To declining one’s health, to changing the way our brains work, the internet has become a new drug.

Presently users are finding themselves online more often now that it is more easily accessible and common, that abusing the internet is now being more sought out as an addiction rather than considered excessive internet use. “People are spending twice as much time online compared to 10 years ago, fuelled by increasing use of tablets and smartphones. The biggest increase has been among young adults, with time spent online almost

An increasing problem streaming throughout the global society today is IAD or Internet Addiction Disorder. Our culture along with many others has been consumed with the ease and pleasure of shopping, gaming, and social networking through online portals to the point that it has become an overwhelming problem for some people. What Internet Addiction Disorder is exactly has been the topic of much debate and so has what makes internet addiction so addicting. IAD is a serious problem and is receiving attention from all over the world. Once we’ve learn to identify the problem how do we deal with it? As technology is becoming faster, better, and increasingly available, the need to study and understand matters corresponding to Internet Addiction

There is not a clear stated definition of digital addiction however Shaw and Black (2008) characterize Internet addiction by excessive or poorly preoccupations, urges or behaviours regarding computer use and internet access that lead to impairment or distress. However as the term addict is a strong description DA is seen as a general misuse of the internet in various forms, as no formal definition exists the author sees the disorder as problematic computer usage resulting in negative consequences. According to Young et al DA is a broad term covering a wide variety of behaviours and impulse control problems. K.Young (1999) also categorised DA into five subtypes of DA, they are cybersexual addiction, cyberrelationship addiction; net compulsion (e.g. gambling or shopping on the internet); information overload (e.g. compulsive database searching); and computer addiction (excessive game-playing). This project highlights social network addiction which falls into the category of cyberrelationship addiction but also contemplates all other types.

“The term electronic and information technology includes, but is not limited to, telecommunications products (such as telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, World Wide Web sites, multimedia, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines” (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internet working, and Technology). Online technology addiction started soon after technology came out; it is only new being readjusted as culture is changing. Addiction is a need based bonding process when one becomes connected to an object (Hari). This, therefore, has been a fairly recent type of addiction, around for approximately twenty-two years. There have been increases by tenfold from the start of technology addict to 2014 (Number of Internet Users). The amount of people that are living with internet technology addiction are rapidly increasing everyday as new technology keeps progressively coming out. There is only so much people can handle before they become addicted to a product. Technology since then has significantly progressed by coming up with more items to add to products that are solely made for technology.

The World Wide Web also known as the internet, is a multi-faceted online technology that has become a major part in all our lives.Whether you are researching countless facts,surfing the web,shopping,gaming ,socially connecting or finding love the internet is the world’s major source for most of life 's issues and entertainment. There are many features of the internet, it is a place filled with a multitude of resources. However, it leads to many addictions. With numerous sites available, the internet leads many down a dark path of addiction. Many people become addicted to the thrill of gaming, and shopping online which is never good.

It is hard to imagine in today’s world that a day could pass by where we do not, in some form or another, have little or no contact with the internet and/or social media. The creation of the internet has had several positive and negative results on the world. Certain aspects of the Internet make it a unique medium of communication with its own set of factors. These various factors have influenced children and adolescents alike. Problematic Internet use, which has become known as Internet addiction, is not limited by geographical nor demographic elements but can be found in every corner of the globe. The Internet has been around since the late 1960’s, but its popularity skyrocketed in 1991 with the launch of the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web introduced us to a whole new world most of us didn’t even realize existed. It gave us the power to chat in make-believe rooms with other people from all over the world, it gave us answers to questions that we were too shy, or ashamed, to ask. It made sending and receiving a thank you letter or a “how are you?” card so much easier. Our eyes lit up when we heard those three simple words, you’ve got mail. Now we could go out into the world and explore from the comforts of our own homes.