Your Dream Life Just One Click Away

Author: Ermes Guarnizo Motta 

If you are one of those people who have a cellphone, and spend lots of hours on it, even when you are in the toilet, then his article might be useful for you. Nowadays, it is said that the cell phone has become a critical addition for people all over the globe. It includes not only adults or teens but also children. It is more usual to come across parents at restaurants who are using the phone to entertain their children in order to make them eat or to be silent while their having lunch. On the other hand, we can find elderly people as influencers, making funny videos for social media and having great incomes from it. So, the dilemma here is about how to use the cellphone, and subsequently, the internet effectively to enjoy all its perks and not suffer its downs. In this sense, in this article, we are going to talk about the benefits and downsides when being exposed to those technology devices day by day for the rest of our lives.

In the first place, what was nearly impossible to achieve fifty years ago, is way easier to accomplish today. You can communicate with foreigners from all over the world in just one click; you can broadcast from your own bedroom and not need an advanced studio to do so, you just need your cell phone or your tiny laptop to talk to one thousand people at the same time. In this regard, many of us have taken advantage of this phenomenon. We can see teens and elderly individuals, which are called ‘influencers’, getting richer day by day by just uploading funny videos on social media, having millions of followers and likes. Additionally, because of this innovation many of us can have better job opportunities and stability. Indeed, if you don’t like going to work in an office you can work from home, or if you don’t have many university options nearby, you can study remotely as well. In this sense, technology has impacted our lifestyle in such a magnificent way that it is practically impossible to live without needing a cell phone. Subsequently, having cell phones is essential in nowadays culture and globalization. For this reason, there might exist a big misunderstanding when generalizing erroneously cell phone fundamentalism within society as cell phone addiction, when this is merely an approach mistake.

 In the second place, when we use the technology power without having specific purposes or targets, it will harm our daily lives by adding unproductive habits. In this respect, the cell phone’s continuous usability just for entertainment goals can end up in a severe addiction, especially when we switch from doing important duties to being on the phone instead. Hence, we are not going to be dedicating our valuable time to fulfill our life purposes but wasting it, consuming what is generally known as trash content. In this manner, when cell phone addiction appears you will recognize it when start having situations or warnings at the office and feeling work-overloaded all the time. In addition, your sleep quality will decrease in such a dramatic way and so your productivity soon. Moreover, this could even lead to death if you have an accident due to driving and checking your phone simultaneously. Otherwise, this can be completely the opposite if we do not exceed the time on the phone and get all our responsibilities straight before sitting on the couch.

 In conclusion, cell phone usage is a highly demanding activity nowadays based on all the things we must stay tuned for. Of course, we cannot deny that social media showcases really engaging content to distract people every day, but just because of this, our fundamental role as parents and educators is to promote awareness about this affectation to our community. Therefore, cell phone's continuous utilization attracts both positive effects if used intelligently, and negative outcomes if used without an integral aim, as mentioned before. Naturally, it is our sincere goal that all our readers can make the most of the attractive gadgets to turn their reality into a better one, enhancing their knowledge and improving their skills.