why you should turn off your smartphone right now bayarmanlai, junior year at commerce and...
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WHY YOU SHOULD TURN OFF YOUR SMARTPHONE RIGHT NOW Bayarmanlai ,
Junior year at Commerce and Management, HItotsubashi
Outline• Background for smartphone
usage and how does it affect you negatively?
• What is the downsides of turning off smartphone and how to deal with them
Aren’t you overobsessed
with your smartphone?
Background for smartphone usage
and how does it affect you negatively?
According to Forbes survey on 1000 people in 2013:
First Fact
People consume THREE times as much information they did in 1960
OUR BRAIN IS NOT READY FOR THAT!
We pay a lot for
information these
days
Second fact:
61% of people check
smartphone for notification
within an HOUR
WHY THE HELL YOU DON’T TEXT BACK IMMEDIATELY?
Background for smartphone usage and how does it affect you
negatively?
Second Fact:
81% of people admitted
interrupting
We interrupt conversations, meals, all kinds of fun things that we are doing.
Background for smartphone usage and how does it affect you
negatively?
Third Fact:
We Feel Worse After
CheckingBackground for smartphone usage and how does it affect you
negatively?
61% of people have felt DEPRESSED, SAD or ANNOYED checking SNS
HOW IN THE WORLD WE LIVE WITHOUT SMARTPHONES THESE
DAYS?
I DIDN’T SAY TURN
IT OFF FOREVER!
HOW TO DEAL WITH IT: LIMIT YOUR USAGE!!!
• Develop habits of not checking notis often. In case of emergency, there is always a call.
• Do the reading or checking emails in the morning an hour after waking up.
• Limit your screen time for a day to three hours. It will help you get efficient, happier and less stressful.
Downsides of turning off smartphone and how to
deal with it
DOWNSIDES
• Can‘t get in tune with friends
• Can’t get info immediately
• Hard to contact with teachers or officials
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/janbruce/2013/06/04/dial-down-your-devices-to-dial-down-stress/
• http://www.inc.com/minda-zetlin/9-surprisingly-good-reasons-to-turn-off-your-smartphone.html
REFERENCES
TO HELL WITH SMARTPHONE!