The power of technology to me is insane. You can walk down the street and almost everyone will have a phone or laptop on them no matter where you go. When looking at old movies such as “Back to the Future” everyone assumed we’d have flying cars or robots and although that seems pretty cool I sure as hell am glad we don’t have those things yet. I think that we should take a step back and fix the dangers before we take 2 steps forward and make more technology. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my phone but sometimes I can’t help but think about how different my life would be without it. One of my biggest problems with technology is how hard it is to put it down once you’ve picked it up. It’s very often that when I find myself trying to complete homework or do other tasks I get easily distracted by my phone and always end up on it. The drawback with this is that technology or not, my biggest problem is already procrastinating on things and it seems as though my phone and procrastination are the best toxic duo. I will try to do homework and once I get notifications on my phone from friends I suddenly lose all interest in my work, my attention span shortens, and all my focus goes towards my phone. Now if I give into those impulses and pick up my phone, the next time I look at a clock or put my phone back down will be 2 hours later. I find this happens because once I open my phone and check those messages I’ll get sight of other apps and want to use them as well. If I don’t give into those urges and continue to work, with each message I get my work ethic goes down. As this is such a big problem for me and I have lost a lot of time from my phone, here are some of the best ways I've found to be able to do work without my phone as a distraction:
Not only does technology and social media affect my worst habit of procrastination, it can also majorly affect mental health which not enough people realize. As of right now, there are 850 million users on Tiktok and 1 billion users on Instagram and i’ve noticed the majority of those users we see when scrolling are influencers. While some influencers create content purely based on entertainment, a lot of the time there are influencers who will only post or talk about their ‘perfect’ life moments which can change what we viewers consider to be normal. These media can easily affect our self esteem, body image, and self worth and I think that is why it’s often that young people have started to feel pressured when posting on and using social media. A study in the UCLA Brain Mapping Center showed that social media has become so addictive that when posting, our brains can react to the ‘likes’ or comments we receive on those posts, which actually makes us want to post more. With posting pressures and cyberbullying it’s no surprise that depression and anxiety have been found to commonly link with social media. Mental health and wellness are extremely important so here are some ways to positively use social media that can help reduce anxiety:
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/social-media-and-mental-health.htm https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2018/07/30/5-ways-to-overcome-online-social-media-fatigue-for-mental-well-being/?sh=593d4fbe1cfa Avery R
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