when I’m uncomfortable or nervous or terrified I tend to do what most people
terrified I tend to do what most people
terrified I tend to do what most people do I pull out my phone and in those
do I pull out my phone and in those
do I pull out my phone and in those awkward few seconds before I started
awkward few seconds before I started
awkward few seconds before I started talking some of you may have even had
talking some of you may have even had
talking some of you may have even had the urge to plot your phone as well you
the urge to plot your phone as well you
the urge to plot your phone as well you know why it is because that is what we
know why it is because that is what we
know why it is because that is what we do when put in uncomfortable situations
do when put in uncomfortable situations
do when put in uncomfortable situations or any situation for that matter we
or any situation for that matter we
or any situation for that matter we always resort to our phones our personal
always resort to our phones our personal
always resort to our phones our personal escape route for anything in life that
escape route for anything in life that
escape route for anything in life that comes our way we have a dependency on
comes our way we have a dependency on
comes our way we have a dependency on technology that is apparent in so many
technology that is apparent in so many
technology that is apparent in so many situations such as two people spending
situations such as two people spending
situations such as two people spending time together and you know what always
time together and you know what always
time together and you know what always seems to happen one if not both pulls
seems to happen one if not both pulls
seems to happen one if not both pulls out their phone and they start texting
out their phone and they start texting
out their phone and they start texting and they start communicating with
and they start communicating with
and they start communicating with someone that is not even there but why
someone that is not even there but why
someone that is not even there but why why do we do this why do we feel the
why do we do this why do we feel the
why do we do this why do we feel the need to escape the present interaction
need to escape the present interaction
need to escape the present interaction in search of some fleeting distraction I
in search of some fleeting distraction I
in search of some fleeting distraction I believe it is because we’re addicted to
believe it is because we’re addicted to
believe it is because we’re addicted to our phones when most think of the word
our phones when most think of the word
our phones when most think of the word addiction associations such as alcohol
addiction associations such as alcohol
addiction associations such as alcohol or non prescribed medicine comes to mind
or non prescribed medicine comes to mind
or non prescribed medicine comes to mind and while these are all accurate
and while these are all accurate
and while these are all accurate associations there are other things
associations there are other things
associations there are other things things that are just as if not more
things that are just as if not more
things that are just as if not more prevalent than alcohol and drugs a tiny
prevalent than alcohol and drugs a tiny
prevalent than alcohol and drugs a tiny screen with the power of the entire
screen with the power of the entire
screen with the power of the entire world something that enables us to text
world something that enables us to text
world something that enables us to text iMessage FaceTime connect distract
iMessage FaceTime connect distract
iMessage FaceTime connect distract escape yet also a tiny screen that we
escape yet also a tiny screen that we
escape yet also a tiny screen that we can’t stop looking at even when our eye
can’t stop looking at even when our eye
can’t stop looking at even when our eye should be elsewhere like a laughing baby
should be elsewhere like a laughing baby
should be elsewhere like a laughing baby a dear friend or dying loved one at the
a dear friend or dying loved one at the
a dear friend or dying loved one at the University of Maryland a study was
University of Maryland a study was
University of Maryland a study was conducted throughout ten different
conducted throughout ten different
conducted throughout ten different countries on twelve barren college
countries on twelve barren college
countries on twelve barren college campuses and the effects our phones are
campuses and the effects our phones are
campuses and the effects our phones are having on us the information recorded
having on us the information recorded
having on us the information recorded was shocking they found that students
was shocking they found that students
was shocking they found that students had an extremely hard time if you’ve
had an extremely hard time if you’ve
had an extremely hard time if you’ve been able to unplug from their devices
been able to unplug from their devices
been able to unplug from their devices for the
for the
for the party of a single day more surprisingly
party of a single day more surprisingly
party of a single day more surprisingly the signs and symptoms that the students
the signs and symptoms that the students
the signs and symptoms that the students reported having were comparable to that
reported having were comparable to that
reported having were comparable to that about when addicted to substances such
about when addicted to substances such
about when addicted to substances such as drugs and alcohol would experience
as drugs and alcohol would experience
as drugs and alcohol would experience yet the research did show that the
yet the research did show that the
yet the research did show that the students involved in the study admitted
students involved in the study admitted
students involved in the study admitted that disconnecting from their
that disconnecting from their
that disconnecting from their technological devices resulted in more
technological devices resulted in more
technological devices resulted in more quality and depth in conversations but
quality and depth in conversations but
quality and depth in conversations but you still might be asking yourself how
you still might be asking yourself how
you still might be asking yourself how how is it even possible for us to be
how is it even possible for us to be
how is it even possible for us to be addicted to a phone well you see in our
addicted to a phone well you see in our
addicted to a phone well you see in our brains we produce a chemical called
brains we produce a chemical called
brains we produce a chemical called dopamine and this chemical is released
dopamine and this chemical is released
dopamine and this chemical is released for a number of different reasons one
for a number of different reasons one
for a number of different reasons one thing in response to relation it’s like
thing in response to relation it’s like
thing in response to relation it’s like a stimulant that makes us feel good and
a stimulant that makes us feel good and
a stimulant that makes us feel good and it so happens that our phones we love
it so happens that our phones we love
it so happens that our phones we love it’s buzzes sounds connections and
it’s buzzes sounds connections and
it’s buzzes sounds connections and access can cause a dopamine release in
access can cause a dopamine release in
access can cause a dopamine release in other words technology’s ability to to
other words technology’s ability to to
other words technology’s ability to to trigger a dopamine release causes it to
trigger a dopamine release causes it to
trigger a dopamine release causes it to be extremely addictive the first time I
be extremely addictive the first time I
be extremely addictive the first time I realized I was addicted to my phone was
realized I was addicted to my phone was
realized I was addicted to my phone was in my family and I had the opportunity
in my family and I had the opportunity
in my family and I had the opportunity to go to Yosemite National Park for two
to go to Yosemite National Park for two
to go to Yosemite National Park for two weeks when I first heard news of us
weeks when I first heard news of us
weeks when I first heard news of us going I was to say the least a tad bit
going I was to say the least a tad bit
going I was to say the least a tad bit unenthusiastic because for me this
unenthusiastic because for me this
unenthusiastic because for me this translated to two weeks with no phone no
translated to two weeks with no phone no
translated to two weeks with no phone no social media that’s no contact to my
social media that’s no contact to my
social media that’s no contact to my world
world
world I mean how could my family possibly
I mean how could my family possibly
I mean how could my family possibly expect me to go two weeks without my
expect me to go two weeks without my
expect me to go two weeks without my phone and God forbid I lost all my
phone and God forbid I lost all my
phone and God forbid I lost all my snapchat shakes so here I was immersed
snapchat shakes so here I was immersed
snapchat shakes so here I was immersed in a nature in its truest form
in a nature in its truest form
in a nature in its truest form surrounded by world-renowned iconic
surrounded by world-renowned iconic
surrounded by world-renowned iconic sites and yet all I could do was think
sites and yet all I could do was think
sites and yet all I could do was think of my phone my snapchat my Instagram
of my phone my snapchat my Instagram
of my phone my snapchat my Instagram Facebook everything I was missing
Facebook everything I was missing
Facebook everything I was missing everything I was suddenly I’m connected
everything I was suddenly I’m connected
everything I was suddenly I’m connected to finally after about a week something
to finally after about a week something
to finally after about a week something in me started to change the environment
in me started to change the environment
in me started to change the environment I was in nature was a complete opposite
I was in nature was a complete opposite
I was in nature was a complete opposite of my life the technology it was
of my life the technology it was
of my life the technology it was slow-paced there are no flashing lights
slow-paced there are no flashing lights
slow-paced there are no flashing lights no new game levels
no new game levels
no new game levels it was beautiful no filter
it was beautiful no filter
it was beautiful no filter congratulate I thought less and less in
congratulate I thought less and less in
congratulate I thought less and less in my phone and as a result I was able to
my phone and as a result I was able to
my phone and as a result I was able to concentrate more of my family and in
concentrate more of my family and in
concentrate more of my family and in those two weeks
those two weeks
those two weeks I grew closer to my family and we were
I grew closer to my family and we were
I grew closer to my family and we were able to communicate with one another
able to communicate with one another
able to communicate with one another perfectly and silences in the
perfectly and silences in the
perfectly and silences in the conversation which prior to the trip
conversation which prior to the trip
conversation which prior to the trip would have pained me and racked me with
would have pained me and racked me with
would have pained me and racked me with insecurities were embraced by soul
insecurities were embraced by soul
insecurities were embraced by soul we didn’t new technology to provide us
we didn’t new technology to provide us
we didn’t new technology to provide us with any distractions or to give us
with any distractions or to give us
with any distractions or to give us false feelings of relationships we
false feelings of relationships we
false feelings of relationships we didn’t have to escape anymore because
didn’t have to escape anymore because
didn’t have to escape anymore because you see technology has had a massive
you see technology has had a massive
you see technology has had a massive impact on our relationships with one
impact on our relationships with one
impact on our relationships with one another because phones provide instant
another because phones provide instant
another because phones provide instant gratification and feedback it has
gratification and feedback it has
gratification and feedback it has resulted in the skewed idea that we can
resulted in the skewed idea that we can
resulted in the skewed idea that we can defy time there are phones we can take
defy time there are phones we can take
defy time there are phones we can take someone and seconds later get a response
someone and seconds later get a response
someone and seconds later get a response we can go into Amazon Prime and add a
we can go into Amazon Prime and add a
we can go into Amazon Prime and add a letter have a package sitting at our
letter have a package sitting at our
letter have a package sitting at our doorstep and the greatest is that we
doorstep and the greatest is that we
doorstep and the greatest is that we think we can form relationships and
think we can form relationships and
think we can form relationships and communications in less time than ever
communications in less time than ever
communications in less time than ever before yet true relationships are not
before yet true relationships are not
before yet true relationships are not formed in the course of a single day
formed in the course of a single day
formed in the course of a single day much less the course of five minutes
much less the course of five minutes
much less the course of five minutes snap chatting texting or direct
snap chatting texting or direct
snap chatting texting or direct messaging relationships take time they
messaging relationships take time they
messaging relationships take time they take energy and they take nurturing yet
take energy and they take nurturing yet
take energy and they take nurturing yet technology allows us to bypass this
technology allows us to bypass this
technology allows us to bypass this vital growth by providing us with the
vital growth by providing us with the
vital growth by providing us with the revolutionary idea unfriending or
revolutionary idea unfriending or
revolutionary idea unfriending or blocking no words needed just a click of
blocking no words needed just a click of
blocking no words needed just a click of a button and you’re spared any pain or
a button and you’re spared any pain or
a button and you’re spared any pain or effort that may come from that
effort that may come from that
effort that may come from that relationship so if you’re curious about
relationship so if you’re curious about
relationship so if you’re curious about what the solution to this problem is I’m
what the solution to this problem is I’m
what the solution to this problem is I’m sad to say that I do not have one as
sad to say that I do not have one as
sad to say that I do not have one as much as I would love to have it
much as I would love to have it
much as I would love to have it there is no clear-cut path way in which
there is no clear-cut path way in which
there is no clear-cut path way in which I can tell you to follow I can only tell
I can tell you to follow I can only tell
I can tell you to follow I can only tell you that if we continue down this path
you that if we continue down this path
you that if we continue down this path and at the rate in which we’re going the
and at the rate in which we’re going the
and at the rate in which we’re going the connections and the bonds that we share
connections and the bonds that we share
connections and the bonds that we share with one another will be ruined
with one another will be ruined
with one another will be ruined quality human interaction will become a
quality human interaction will become a
quality human interaction will become a foreign feeling and the connection that
foreign feeling and the connection that
foreign feeling and the connection that once was shared between people will
once was shared between people will
once was shared between people will become a foreign concept and all those
become a foreign concept and all those
become a foreign concept and all those face-to-face communications and merely
face-to-face communications and merely
face-to-face communications and merely the presence of women
the presence of women
the presence of women we’ll be gone yet I know me too my
we’ll be gone yet I know me too my
we’ll be gone yet I know me too my telling or even suggesting that you
telling or even suggesting that you
telling or even suggesting that you should stop using technology altogether
should stop using technology altogether
should stop using technology altogether it’s nearly impossible technology has
it’s nearly impossible technology has
it’s nearly impossible technology has been set and integrated as a foundation
been set and integrated as a foundation
been set and integrated as a foundation of many jobs workspaces and schools it’s
of many jobs workspaces and schools it’s
of many jobs workspaces and schools it’s just impossible and without technology
just impossible and without technology
just impossible and without technology how would I communicate with my sisters
how would I communicate with my sisters
how would I communicate with my sisters who are 2,000 miles away college or
who are 2,000 miles away college or
who are 2,000 miles away college or family friends who live in different
family friends who live in different
family friends who live in different countries but and I think we would all
countries but and I think we would all
countries but and I think we would all agree we must limit our use of
agree we must limit our use of
agree we must limit our use of technology that being said there are
technology that being said there are
technology that being said there are various methods that families couples
various methods that families couples
various methods that families couples and individuals have utilized to keep
and individuals have utilized to keep
and individuals have utilized to keep their relationships healthy and
their relationships healthy and
their relationships healthy and undisturbed by technology like not
undisturbed by technology like not
undisturbed by technology like not allowing cell phones at the table during
allowing cell phones at the table during
allowing cell phones at the table during mealtimes to promote conversation or
mealtimes to promote conversation or
mealtimes to promote conversation or providing alternate ways to have fun
providing alternate ways to have fun
providing alternate ways to have fun besides being on your phone I’m taking a
besides being on your phone I’m taking a
besides being on your phone I’m taking a hike walking your dog spending time with
hike walking your dog spending time with
hike walking your dog spending time with family or friends reading a book writing
family or friends reading a book writing
family or friends reading a book writing a letter to an old friend I don’t care
a letter to an old friend I don’t care
a letter to an old friend I don’t care what you do so long as it’s not only
what you do so long as it’s not only
what you do so long as it’s not only through your phone so I’m gonna leave
through your phone so I’m gonna leave
through your phone so I’m gonna leave you with this
you with this
you with this placing self-imposed limitations on use
placing self-imposed limitations on use
placing self-imposed limitations on use and being mindful of the many adverse
and being mindful of the many adverse
and being mindful of the many adverse effects of technology is the only way
effects of technology is the only way
effects of technology is the only way that this problem will not destroy the
that this problem will not destroy the
that this problem will not destroy the quality of human interactions
quality of human interactions
quality of human interactions communications and relationships so even
communications and relationships so even
communications and relationships so even amidst the pressure in which our society
amidst the pressure in which our society
amidst the pressure in which our society places on the necessity of Technology
places on the necessity of Technology
places on the necessity of Technology know that there are times when
know that there are times when
know that there are times when technology can be helpful but also know
technology can be helpful but also know
technology can be helpful but also know that there are many times when it is not
that there are many times when it is not
that there are many times when it is not needed and can even be harmful to your
needed and can even be harmful to your
needed and can even be harmful to your relationships and connections with one
relationships and connections with one
relationships and connections with one another so be mindful set boundaries and
another so be mindful set boundaries and
another so be mindful set boundaries and if you have to use your phone that is
if you have to use your phone that is
if you have to use your phone that is fine but if not just turn it off thank
fine but if not just turn it off thank
fine but if not just turn it off thank you
you
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