5 Reasons to Put Your Smartphone Away Immediately – Especially Students

Whenever someone asks us to put the phone away we tend to take offence. I mean, “Is it the only problem?” Well, perhaps not the only problem, however it is a part of many problems. Unfortunately, it is one of the major problems. Decreasing screen time can do wonders for you, and you know it. In this article, we are going to read about 5 reasons to put your Smartphone away immediately – especially for students.

Lowers Concentration

We always complain about having low concentration, zero attention span, and procrastination. One of the major causes of all these is your mobile phone. Studies have shown that utilizing a mobile phone while doing homework, studies, or any kind of work, can reduce performance by as much as 20%.

Tip – Keep your phone in the drawer, cupboard, or the next room while studying. At first, it won’t be a lot effective; however, once you get the hang of it, not seeing the phone won’t remind you of it. Set a screen timer on your phone, so that you get the notification once you reached your daily screen limit.

Warps Your View of Reality

Social media is capable of making you feel insecure and positive. It depends on how you are handling it and how much you are using it. What you see in a person on social media is not the authentic version of them. It is not necessarily that they are faking it. But, since we have the opportunity of a virtual filter we tend to portray our best selves. Just because someone posted a happy weekend picture does not mean they are happy. Or, just because someone tweeted something good on Twitter does not mean that person has the same maturity in real life or in every aspect.

Tip – Be aware of the people you are following on your social networking sites. Do not subscribe to every random YouTube channel. The thing you should focus on is positivity. If someone posts something negative and you find it relatable, you don’t have to follow that account. Take a moment and realize if this will make you feel any better, the answer is no. It is easily accessible but handles it responsibly.

Increases Anxiety and Stress

We might not realize it but a lot of temporary things that we feel are due to the usage of the internet. Suppose you found an aesthetic account on Instagram and you start scrolling. The benefit is entire to the account user, on the other hand after a point of time you will start feeling terrible. Several things will cross your mind. Questions such as “what am I doing with my life?” or negative statements such as “I am useless. Everyone is doing so much better in studies and life.”

Tip – The things that you should be thinking about should always be positive. If you come across a study account on your social media page, try to follow their things. Note down the books they are reading, note down their daily routine, and try to focus on the daily affirmations. In every situation, you need to focus on the bright side.

Reduces Memory

You are finally done with your exercise and brunch. Now you are about to start your pending assignment and notification from your subscribed YouTube account. You were supposed to start writing your assignment at 2 pm and now it’s 02:36 pm. You choose to continue till 3 pm, but oh the video duration surpassed 3 pm. And, finally when you are about to start writing at 03:30 pm your best friend called you up to know about your progress. Then the realization strikes that you did nothing but watched YouTube videos for one and a half hours.

Frequent text messages and notification works as a huge distraction and causes forgetfulness. If the first thing you do is scroll through social media after studying a topic for 30 minutes, it’s natural that you will remember what you just read.

Makes Sleep Worse

Last but probably the best among the 5 reasons to put your Smartphone away. When parents tell us to keep the phone away or it is the reason for our sleepless nights, we ignore their words. Although they are correct. Prolonged usage of mobile phones can deteriorate your sleep condition and schedule. The backlight present in our phones delays the release of the melatonin hormone. This hormone is significant for sleep. The sleeplessness can cause many health problems.

Tip – Try to not sleep with your phone. Power off your phone before you hit the sack. The last thing you should do before you lie down should be to scroll through social media. You can either choose to read a few pages of a book. Or, simply do your skincare, drink water, and sleep. Try to follow a similar thing in the morning. Once you wake up, don’t touch the phone for the first two-three hours. Do other tasks – house chores, skincare, exercise, breakfast, and tick off at least one thing from your work.

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