WHY YOU SHOULD TURN OFF YOUR SMARTPHONE RIGHT NOW Bayarmanlai, Junior year at Commerce and Management, HItotsubashi

Outline Background for smartphone usage and how does it affect you negatively? What is the downsides of turning off smartphone and how to deal with them

Aren’t you overobsessed with your smartphone? Background for smartphone usage and how does it affect you negatively? According to Forbes survey on 1000 people in 2013: First Fact  People consume THREE times as much information they did in 1960 OUR BRAIN IS NOT READY FOR THAT!

We pay a lot for information these days

Second fact: 61% of people check smartphone for notification within an HOUR WHY THE HELL YOU DON’T TEXT BACK IMMEDIATELY? Background for smartphone usage and how does it affect you negatively?

Second Fact: 81% of people admitted interrupting We interrupt conversations, meals, all kinds of fun things that we are doing. Background for smartphone usage and how does it affect you negatively?

Third Fact: We Feel Worse After Checking Background for smartphone usage and how does it affect you negatively?  61% of people have felt DEPRESSED, SAD or ANNOYED checking SNS

HOW IN THE WORLD WE LIVE WITHOUT SMARTPHONES THESE DAYS?

I DIDN’T SAY TURN IT OFF FOREVER! HOW TO DEAL WITH IT: LIMIT YOUR USAGE!!! Develop habits of not checking notis often. In case of emergency, there is always a call. Do the reading or checking s in the morning an hour after waking up. Limit your screen time for a day to three hours. It will help you get efficient, happier and less stressful. Downsides of turning off smartphone and how to deal with it DOWNSIDES Can‘t get in tune with friends Can’t get info immediately Hard to contact with teachers or officials

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TO HELL WITH SMARTPHONE!