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the w's crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series continues in the only disowns are available online and of course you can share and discuss on w. africa's facebook page and other social media platforms crime fighter to me and now . this little device has basically become part of my body it's always at hand and i never leave my flat without it do you also use your smartphone more than he'd like and stay tuned because digital detox is today's topic shift. around the world people were spending an average of 3 and a half hours on their phones per day and that was before coronavirus during the 1st months of the pandemic the globe. average shut up 70 percent at the top of the list
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of the philippines average daily phone use there is over 5 hours what effect does using all phones so much have on many people and definitely one of them feel permanently pressured to be digitally connected one solution is a digital detox is that even possible in 2021 i gave it a go. the 1st challenge of the day is removing the sim card from my phone and turning the wife i off it gives me an uncomfortable feeling. on a normal day i would now read the news on this or briefly check twitter or instagram can't do that anymore so. i read the newspaper instead. of course the paper doesn't have the very latest headlines like many people i normally listen to music or podcast on my way to work the projected 620000000 people across the world streaming music regularly in 2021 with that option not
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available to me today my old walkman gets a chance to shine. during the pandemic opting for cost sharing to get to work by 2025 there will be an estimated $36000000.00 car sharing users in the world but the service won't work unless you've got the right app and a stable internet connection. so i'm taking the. when does the next one leave this doesn't help me today. the maps for me the. 1000000000 active monthly users. public transport information is still available on good old paper 5 minutes great at least it gives me time to get my change i've got just the right amount i'm used to buying tickets on an. i'm already getting withdrawal symptoms the average user checks their phone 58
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times a day. i have the feeling of getting to work completely unprepared normally i would have already checked my email as i would have an overview of the current use situation that's not got into whether that's a good thing but i'm working more and more on the go i'm almost always reachable and to be honest i expect the same of my colleagues. and those bridges the 1st 2 hours of the day during the pandemic my phone also became my fitness coach meditation guide shopping center and i was spoke with friends and family is that likely to change postponed. is one reason we find it so hard to put down off phones is that most apps are designed to keep us glued to a quality the tech industry calls stickiness. smartphone apps are supposed to be fun but they're also designed to keep you glued to the screen. so that's why at developers have started incorporating reward systems like buttons
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push notifications and infinite scroll on losing social media feeds hungry for more making the apps. this is useful for the senate because belonging uses on an app the more money to benefit his make up pages and games for example or by collecting data on jesus' behavior and whiskey. also benefit from high use this green time the more user data they have the more they can mold their devices to suit their customer's needs. is really hard to resist the psychological tricks developers used but can you actually be addicted to your phone and apps is what experts say. by brace and lyta they constantly to our attention and tempt us into multitasking but sensory overload can over activate our brain which triggers the release of stress hormones
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like cortisone these negatively impact our performance and in the long run. your heart starts beating faster you start sweating and your blood circulation also increases and more blood flows to your muscles smartphone and when you have this type of stress response it while you're sitting with your smartphone and hand and all the energy in your body isn't used as it was intended to be so instead you try to regulate it in a different way and that can lead to for example increased appetite and you eating more than is healthy. i'm feeling. phones increase our stress levels our prefrontal cortex becomes evident and overtaxed prefrontal cortex can result in concentration loss and diminished logical thinking what's more many apps are addictive especially social media whenever someone likes or comments on
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one of our posts or photographs our brain releases a small opening batsman see what happens is that those parts of the brain that deal with the boards are quickly activated especially in the beginning after a while this positive effect starts to get smaller and smaller so that you form 100 the positive feelings aren't really there any longer. but when you don't follow the habits you feel bad. that's when addiction settles in. it. according to a study by the university of heidelberg addictive use of smartphones can decrease activity in certain areas of our brain and even make parts shrink these negative effects similar to the impact of drug addiction. excessive use of smartphones can also lead to withdrawal like symptoms such as anxiety and problems concentrating. the good news is the human brain is an organ that changes throughout our lifetimes experts believe the negative effect smartphones have on operations can be reversed
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by more conscious use. so that he was conscious and aware use i definitely wouldn't want to give up my phone because it really does help me in my daily life and gives me instant access to information and then when i come in on the other hand in excess this can cause stress the so-called foam or fear of missing out this is now recognized as a real phenomenon the psychological effects of which have been well researched and it can lead to chronic stress. you can check your digital stress levels on your phone models google has the digital wellbeing and apple has screen time both analyze phone use for example i spent nearly 5 hours on my phone yesterday around 74 minutes where for work unlocked i phone $109.00 times and got $66.00 messages mostly on microsoft so is that ok or is it too long let's not forget
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these well meaning apps and all further increasing screen time what can i do to avoid over using my phone here are some tips from experts. and for the 1st especially with behavioral addiction is to find out exactly which apps are used and we. phone or online and whimsy for how long how frequently and at what time of the day keep a record of this and every time you look at your phone noted down what i just threw off why did i do it and how long did it take me to get because much of this happens a consciously of a sloth. that let's face it this patient enough to keep a record of their entire phone use. ironically like screen time could help. when done vermont's next you tried to delete the apps that are causing the
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addiction usually it won't be all of your apps and they have different levels of addictiveness just depends on factors like the prevailing of social feedback and rewards and the goal would be to abstain from those while learning how to use the internet and smartphone in a healthy way with them in turn it's again on the smartphone so. if it's too hard to delete some of your favorite apps you can always try to activating them 1st that will help you get used to being on them less. very important aspect is what you do with the tell you how to get. i decided i want to put my phone down and use that glass just putting it down it generally doesn't work so well. about what's new and still if you say instead of using my phone tonight i'm going to do this concrete plan maybe even a plan for the week this week that works well for most people isaac bookish but in
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our most mention. instead of spending hours on social media during corona you could go outside and leave your phone at home a walk in the fresh air is a great way to recover from infinite strolls liking and sharing. a time or was what helped me moderate my social media consumption it automatic. after a pre-selected time you can reopen them but the timer helps build your awareness of how much time you're wasting on instagram and if you're looking to do with full digital detox and have some spare cash you can book a holiday in a smartphone free camp or retreat. instructor. takes conscious breaks from connectivity. i often longed for how when i was a teenager when it was normal to make
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a plan and stick to rather than constantly changing it by text that. instagram facebook picked up and designed to be tempting and effective now you can practice abstaining from them on specially designed retreats digital detox is have become a successful business model ironically you find most office online with thousands of reviews on social media. it's easier to stay offline as a group like here in camp break out where you don't bring your smartphone or computer. of course this isn't realistic for day to day routines and healthy digital future which we're in control of our devices. are in charge. to the devices. and to be used in clever ways.
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days of media abstinence here cost about $300.00 euros for those truly addicted to social media the can't cannot replace probably. but it does provide a setting to go offline and switch off. almost 5000000000 people don't have a social media account and over 4000000000 don't have a smartphone what about you do you use your phone more than. do you see the value in offline time or is the digital detox nonsense let us know on facebook or even in a letter i and see you next time.
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