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Smart Phone addiction/annoyance

  • 25-05-2016 3:53pm
    #1
    Tinder Surprise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I've starting to notice that my use of my smart phone, the amount of times I check the thing and the amount of time I spend on it is starting to really annoy me.

    It has my attention way more than it should and I'm starting to realise its not healthy at all.
    My partner has also highlighted this to me and I think it might be annoying her too.

    Seriously considering reverting back to a bog standard phone, but kinda caught in the smart phone trap as I rely on certain aspects that a smart phone offers for work etc.

    anyone else feel/felt the same and have taken similar action?

    ta


Comments

  • #2
    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


    Going off line for a while can be very liberating. Re-focus yourself away from bits and bytes. When on holidays and at weekends I move my sim in to my trusty old Nokia.
    It has the snake game though which can be addictive - so be warned.


  • #3
    Tinder Surprise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭Tinder Surprise


    Winterlong wrote: »
    Going off line for a while can be very liberating. Re-focus yourself away from bits and bytes. When on holidays and at weekends I move my sim in to my trusty old Nokia.
    It has the snake game though which can be addictive - so be warned.

    Good idea about weekend etc.


  • #4
    frag420
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,161 ✭✭✭frag420


    Two tins and some string, sorted!!

    Try whatsapping someone using that!!


  • #5
    Duggy747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    GF: Hey Duggy, let's watch a film!

    Duggy: Ok, what do you want to watch?

    GF: How about <whatever>?

    Duggy: Grand, I'll just get it ready then.

    *10 minutes into the film, GF's head is buried in her phone*


  • #6
    miezekatze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,341 ✭✭✭miezekatze


    Maybe agree with your partner to put the phone in a different room and not look at it at certain times, e.g when we eat (out or at home), watch TV or go to bed at night, the phone is put away. You will get used to it after a few days.


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  • #7
    recyclops
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,545 ✭✭✭recyclops


    i put mine away when i come home from work, generally find when i check it going to be nothing of note has really happened and any message was not too urgent


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    We live in an age where Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Forums, Messaging apps etc are instant and you must feed this drivel to your brain in a constant never ending flow. Give in to it, stop analysing your robotic addiction to the screen. It's only a problem if you can't multitask (respond to your gf while updating your facebook status).


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