Are You Using Your Smartphone in a Healthy Way?
Do some of your friends seem lost without their smartphones? Do they spend more time with their phones than with their friends? Are they always checking their phones, even during lunch? Is this healthy?
Too much smartphone use can lead to restlessness, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and sleep problems.
Here is a list to help you discover if you are using your smartphone in a healthy way.
List 1. Your smartphone habits
How you use your smartphoneYes No 1. You check your smartphone first thing in the morning.□ □ 2. When you are with your friends, you keep looking at your smartphone.□ □ 3. You use your smartphone even while you are studying.□ □ 4. You feel more comfortable showing your feelings on the smartphone than face-to-face.□ □ 5. You often use your smartphone even while you are eating.□ □ 6. You feel uncomfortable until you send “Like” to your friend’s post.□ □ 7. You sometimes feel your smartphone buzz when it does not.□ □ 8. You feel worried when you don’t have your mobile charger with you.□ □ 9. You sometimes make up stories just to upload on social media.□ □ 10. You use your smartphone whenever you have a little free time.
□ □ If you checked seven or more yeses, you may want to think about changing your smartphone habits. Suppose you decide you would like to change your phone behavior. It may not be realistic to say goodbye to your smartphone, so why not try having a healthier relationship with it? Here is a list of six recommendations.
List 2. Recommendations
1. Schedule specific times when you can use your smartphone. 2. Substitute healthier activities for smartphone use. 3. Place your smartphone far away from you whenever you can. 4. Limit checks to once every 15 minutes, and then once every 30 minutes, if possible. 5. Keep your smartphone out of your bedroom. 6. Remove social media apps from your phone.
Do some of your friends seem lost without their smartphones? Do they spend more time with their phones than with their friends? Are they always checking their phones, even during lunch? Is this healthy?
Too much smartphone use can lead to restlessness, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and sleep problems.
Here is a list to help you discover if you are using your smartphone in a healthy way.
List 1. Your smartphone habits
How you use your smartphoneYes No 1. You check your smartphone first thing in the morning.□ □ 2. When you are with your friends, you keep looking at your smartphone.□ □ 3. You use your smartphone even while you are studying.□ □ 4. You feel more comfortable showing your feelings on the smartphone than face-to-face.□ □ 5. You often use your smartphone even while you are eating.□ □ 6. You feel uncomfortable until you send “Like” to your friend’s post.□ □ 7. You sometimes feel your smartphone buzz when it does not.□ □ 8. You feel worried when you don’t have your mobile charger with you.□ □ 9. You sometimes make up stories just to upload on social media.□ □ 10. You use your smartphone whenever you have a little free time.
□ □ If you checked seven or more yeses, you may want to think about changing your smartphone habits. Suppose you decide you would like to change your phone behavior. It may not be realistic to say goodbye to your smartphone, so why not try having a healthier relationship with it? Here is a list of six recommendations.
List 2. Recommendations
1. Schedule specific times when you can use your smartphone. 2. Substitute healthier activities for smartphone use. 3. Place your smartphone far away from you whenever you can. 4. Limit checks to once every 15 minutes, and then once every 30 minutes, if possible. 5. Keep your smartphone out of your bedroom. 6. Remove social media apps from your phone.