According to a recent report by "We are social 2024", a creative agency with 19 companies in different countries of the world, we spend an average of three months every year with our mobile phone. So, put in simpler words, we spend a quarter of the year of our lives virtually "digging" in social networks, platforms, photos, videos, phone calls, messages, etc.
If you're data-obsessed, every day we spend 349 minutes in front of the phone, roughly 41 hours a week, for a total of seven days a month that then becomes 12 weeks a year. Yes, these data are scary according to experts.
Why do we spend so much time on our cell phones?
We're not talking about watching Netflix at home on a rainy afternoon when you're locked inside. The idea is that people constantly check their phones, like to check the weather, the clock, to see a missed call or a message, because this directly increases dopamine, one of the hormones that has an impact on levels of happiness and satisfaction.
"It is an almost unremarkable exercise. When we are not online we think about what happens online and our life without the Internet is simply not on the right track," says psychotherapist Mark Morbe to La Repubblica.
But is it possible to find a balance?
Although the idea has been created that there is no problem when people become addicted to technology, numerous studies have shown for both children and adults that cell phone use has negative consequences for both development and cognitive decline. For this reason it is important to be able to find a balance, trying to be more aware of its use.
"Finding a balance in phone use requires discipline and awareness. It can be helpful to reintroduce traditional objects such as a wristwatch as this can help reduce dependence on the smartphone for basic functions, or outdoor activities, reading a book etc" emphasizes the therapist Giuseppe Lavenia.
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