How to change your phone usage habits

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Although it brings many benefits to work and study, using the phone for too long and improperly will cause some effects on human health. Therefore, it is very important to learn about how to use the phone correctly.

1. How do improper phone habits affect health?

Using the phone regularly has become a common practice of everyone in modern life today, from children to adults all have this habit.
However, the wrong phone habits will bring negative health effects that are:
Blue light emitted from smartphone screens can be harmful to users' health use. This type of light is thought to inhibit the brain's release of melatonin - the hormone that regulates sleep. In addition, blue light in the long run will cause cataracts and other eye diseases. Specific eye conditions are dry, tired, blurred and red eyes, nearsightedness, and astigmatism. Smartphones also emit radiation that causes nerves to experience stress, anxiety and more heavily than depression. Using the phone for too long can lead to negative emotions, so it is essential to limit the time you use it. Dermatological conditions such as itching, pimples, and irritation can also occur if the phone is used for too long, because the screen of the phone has a lot of bacteria that cause these diseases. Touching the screen with your hands and touching your face can cause dermatitis. Obesity due to excessive use of mobile phones is also a common disease today. Because people spend too much time using phones, people tend to be less physically active, which gradually leads to obesity, which is more dangerous than cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, and hyperlipidemia. , diabetes ... Children who use mobile phones too much are also at risk of having difficulty concentrating, hyperactivity... The information on the phone, if not strictly controlled, can also affect the health of children. Children's misperceptions in the process of development, typically violent and aggressive behaviors... Memory impairment is also a consequence of using mobile phones for too long. Low sperm quality is a condition that occurs due to keeping the phone in the pocket for too long, which can lead to infertility. Using phones also makes children become isolated from the outside world, tending to not want to interact with people but only immerse themselves in the virtual world contained in the phone.

2. How to use the phone properly

In order for the smartphone to remain a useful tool in life and reduce the harmful effects it causes, it is necessary to know how to use the phone correctly. Specifically:
Some applications on the phone may indicate the time of day the phone is used. Even if you don't think you're "addicted" to your phone, you should also consider this method because maybe the numbers of time will give us more motivation to limit our phone use. Turning off the notification bell is a good way to stay away from the phone, not to mind too much notifications from social networks, or too many information updates every day. Everything will still be there so it shouldn't be a problem to check these information later, it is more appropriate and efficient to have them read and checked at the same time at the right time. fit. Some important family notifications can be turned on so that you don't miss the necessary information. Loop a rubber band around the phone: This is seen as a reminder to our brain to use the phone unconsciously. If the rubber band is an unsuitable object, you can install a screen saver app that will ask, "Do you really need to use your phone right now?". Set an alarm clock: When we use the alarm on our phones to wake up in the morning, we get sucked into checking emails, texts, and social media. So putting an alarm clock instead of an alarm on the phone will keep our hands on for a few minutes, instead of ringing the phone as soon as we wake up. Sudden use of the phone: Some experts suggest that you can try going out on the street without your phone for 3 days. This will help break the habit of using the phone and find new, healthier things. In addition, after returning to using the phone, the time is also reduced, mainly only for listening, calling and texting for a certain period of time.

Time without technology: If you can't imagine a life without your phone for 3 days, then set aside certain periods of time without your phone in your daily life. It could be an hour or so every night before dinner, or it could just be a Sunday afternoon. Go for a walk, card game or group game, anything that makes it possible for us to talk and connect with people. Plan a few fun things to do in person: Try simple things like reading a book, going to the park with your pet, not posting pictures on social media, inviting friends out for coffee. Or go for a run and meet them in person, turn off all notifications and turn off your phone during this time. Create a phone-free space: Do not leave your phone in the bathroom because it will not clean, instead create a phone-free environment around, which can be meetings, meetings, Playtime with the kids, driving... are great ways to have a little time away from your phone. Enable “do not disturb” on your phone: This is a setting on smartphones that can restrict certain notifications each day such as calls and notifications from 5 to 9 p.m., or after midnight. Get rid of some apps: Games are designed to make us want to come back to them later, so get rid of such apps and just use the phone for calls, texting, and mail electronic. Useful tools are applications that can limit the time we use the phone by locking certain features into certain time frames that we set or after a period of time using it. Other apps can cheer you up or reward you with extra time after you've done something productive, like walking 5,000 steps a day. Tell those around us that we're looking to cut down on our phone time if we're concerned about people thinking it's rude and annoying that we don't respond to messages quickly. Replace your smartphone with a vintage phone: Using a phone just for calling and texting can be a useful way to cut back on your phone usage. Using the phone for too long seems to be a harmless thing, but it can affect our mental and physical health a lot. Therefore, the correct ways of using the phone should be thoroughly understood and applied in daily life.

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