In many ways Smartphones have made our lives more difficult to live...
Ø Many of us feel a dramatic
need to always be connected.
Ø Many of us
are compulsively checking our phones multiple times every hour.
Ø We are so obsessed with our phones 63% of us sleep with our phones in or next to our beds.
Ø This percent jumps to 73 percent among Millennials.
Ø Notifications are a constant source of interruption and tension.
Ø 28% of us feel annoyed when a notification goes off.
Ø 22% of us get anxious when a notification comes out of their phones.
Ø Still 65% of us say smartphones have made their quality of life better.
Ø 42% of us would still prefer to communicate in-person but they don’t.
Ø 21% of us choose texting as the next best way to connect.
Ø 16% of us would prefer picking up the phone to communicate but they don’t.
Ø 51%
(67% of Millennials) are convinced they could not live without their
Smartphones.
Ø 27% percent feel worse about themselves after spending time on social media.
Ø Most young people see social media as a time-suck.
Ø 59% think that the Federal Government ought to make it all better by passing regulations. Can you say Pandora’s Box?
Wherever he is, I wonder if Steve Jobs is sorry for what he has done to us.
Fella Opinion: We should not blame Steve. He only created this modern marvel for us but he did not force us to take off running with it and, don't kid yourself, we are running down hill.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
