Procrastination is a trap that many of us fall into. In fact, according to researcher and speaker, 95 percent of us procrastinate to some degree. While it may be comforting to know that you’re not alone, it can be sobering to realize just how much it can hold you back. Even if you want to accomplish or finish a task, you’re likely having trouble getting started in the first place! There are several strategies that …
Do you find yourself constantly texting, surfing the internet, sending emails, using applications and playing games? Depending on how much time and effort you put into those situations, you may have a problem with excessive cell phone use. Overuse of your cell phone can lead to reduced quality of personal relationships and lack of productivity in daily life. The typical cell phone user touches his or her phone 2,617 times every day. 2,617 times! Most people, on …
Texting is a great way to quickly communicate. Unfortunately, the convenience of texting can lead to a texting addiction. If you feel anxious when you are not checking your phone and need to constantly message your friends, you might be addicted to texting. Making it more difficult to find ways to text, having better social interactions, and building better phone habits can help you beat your addiction to texting. Are we really phone junkies? Phones aren’t drugs. …
Smartphones have become a constant companion for many of us. Do you often feel neglected when your partner is on their phone? Does your time spent together get disrupted by texts, emails, or games? Whether at the supermarket or in the doctor’s clinic or in bed at night time, it can be tempting to pick up the device and start scrolling through it over social media or text messages at any moment of time. But …
Scientists are pretty much confident that smartphone use can be addictive. When your screen blinks, it is hard to not immediately check who is contacting you, or which media organization has sent you some alarming or latest news. Every time our smartphone beeps with a new alert or notification or something like that, it is changing the chemistry inside our brain, the scientists are warning about it. Constant interruptions such as Arrival of new emails, …
