According to research, we all spend an average of 90 minutes per day on our phones, which is about 3.9 years in our lifetime. This means that phones can distract us from our jobs and our daily activities. According to this study, employees waste around 5 hours per week on non-work-related things.
So, instead of working, many people admitted to checking their personal emails and checking their social media when they should actually be working.
6. You become addicted to your phone.
One of the 3 main symptoms of phone addiction is the fear of leaving your home without your phone. The other 2 are a fear that you can’t send or receive texts and a false feeling that you are receiving alerts. While many scientists still will not use the word “addiction” comfortably, there are indications that this is indeed what is happening.
Most addictions are connected to the transmission of dopamine. Phones provide that same feel-good experience, with users being happy every time they interact with someone. The negative outcomes of excessive phone use include low self-esteem, anxiety, and even depression.
