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> Your phone does none of these and that’s why it’s a lousy tool at best. A phone is not a lousy tool, from the perspective of it being a tool it is actually q
by vallode 7y ago
> Your phone does none of these and that’s why it’s a lousy tool at best.
A phone is not a lousy tool, from the perspective of it being a tool it is actually quite effective at what it does.
> People now spend 2.5 hours on their phones, daily. That’s 17.5 hours a week and, unless you work part-time at a call center, that’s way too much.
This is a silly point, in my opinion. It is not the quantity of time spent on a phone that matters but the quality. If I call my grandparents each weekend for 30 minutes is that already reaching my quota for phone usage that day?
I think this article is a rushed thought that should have been polished. The core issue with phones, it seems to me, is not the phone itself but the self-control of humans that overuse it.
I know people who scroll through social media for hours on end, in my opinion that feels like a bad use of your time.
But what stops someone from reading a book? Or connecting with their distant family? Learning math? Keeping track of their life?
_So_ much can be achieved with a phone, we have got to stop treating it like a Devil's implement.
- gchamonlive 7y ago> _So_ much can be achieved with a phone, we have got to stop treating it like a Devil's implement. I agree, that is why it is not the phone that is the devil tool itself, but what's on it. Broadcasting tools like Instagram are the most time consuming and addictive without actual benefits. Using those tools are actually detrimental to mental health [1]. Thus I believe without understanding what makes phone usage harmful to both productivity and mental health, we are bound to fall into the same traps with other technologies. [1] https://www.salon.com/2019/01/30/a-gold-standard-study-finds-deleting-facebook-is-great-for-your-mental-health/ https://www.salon.com/2019/01/30/a-gold-standard-study-finds...
- ubercow13 7y agoInstagram can have benefits, like helping you attract a mate or improving your photography.
- gchamonlive 7y agoI meant without actual benefits in the context of being addictive
- Funes- 7y ago>Thus I believe without understanding what makes phone usage harmful to both productivity and mental health, we are bound to fall into the same traps with other technologies. That's a wise statement. I really do think that there's a great opportunity for software (and hardware) developers to build tools that enhance our well-being offline while being as non-intrusive as they can be.
- egoisticalgoat 7y ago> I know people who scroll through social media for hours on end, in my opinion that feels like a bad use of your time. >But what stops someone from reading a book? Honest question, why are phones usually seen as lesser than books? Imho, fiction books have as little value as people write off to phones, but i just don't see people complain this much about their kids wasting their time reading books too often. (Not trying to attack fiction books either haha)
- vallode 7y agoI actually meant reading a book on the phone :) As in: "The two hours someone spends on a phone could be reading books, is that so bad?" Not quite sure why some would see reading on a phone as lesser, maybe because its tied to the rest of the addictive phone environment?
- em-bee 7y agomost of my phone time is spent listening to audiodrama and books. on average i spend more time on that than watching tv.
- vallode 7y agoCould you recommend some audio-drama? I'd love to listen to something like that!
- em-bee 7y agouh, direct recommendations is a hard question. it depends on what genres you like. there is tons out there. here are a few resources to get you started: http://www.audio-drama.com/ http://www.audio-drama.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/audiodrama/ https://www.reddit.com/r/audiodrama/ reddit is a good place to get notified about new releases if you like star trek, check this list: https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/247.html https://startrekreviewed.blogspot.com/2009/06/247.html that's what got me started with other science-fiction audio drama.
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