Smartphone Addiction: A Study of Behavior, Mood, and Digital Era

This assignment investigates the impact of smartphone addiction on human behavior and mood, drawing from the New York Times article "Keep Your Head Up: How Smartphone Addiction Kills Manners and Moods." The assignment explores how constant smartphone use affects social interactions, leading to potential detachment and mood swings. It highlights the concept of "intentional blindness," where individuals may be unaware of the negative consequences of their smartphone usage. The author of the assignment has also shared his/her personal experience of how smartphones have affected his/her social behavior. The assignment emphasizes the need for individuals to be mindful of their smartphone use and to actively engage in the real world to avoid the negative impacts of excessive digital engagement. The assignment concludes by suggesting the importance of making an effort to interact with people and enjoy the real world.

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Smartphones have certainly provided much more methods to carry out daily activities in
a convenient way. From online banking and talking to family members at distant to online
shopping and watching videos, smartphones provide every opportunity. However, it has now
become an object of addiction in recent days. The New York Times article, Keep your head up:
How Smartphone Addiction kills manners and moods are on the same aspect discusses how
smartphones have been contributing to spoiling our manners and basic etiquettes.
The author Adam Posescu says, today in the generation of digitalization, it has become
difficult for people to stay without fidgeting or even looking away from their mobile screen.
People are consciously and unconsciously looking at their smartphones every minute even when
it is not necessary. It is also a reason that leads to mood swings and behavior problem. Although
people perceive it is not a problem, it is indeed which is called intentional blindness, and it
affects every age group (Popescu, 2019).
I have often realized my will to take out my phone and even seen people using phones at
a social gathering to avoid socializing since chatting has become more comfortable than real
talking which results as no enthusiasm for joining any party or social gathering. It is certainly a
problem that we have developed without realizing the missing of the real world. Therefore, it is
again us, who should make an effort to interact with people and enjoy the real world as stated in
the article as a recommendation.

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References:
Popescu, A. (2019). Keep Your Head Up: How Smartphone Addiction Kills Manners and Moods.
[online] Nytimes.com. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/25/smarter-living/bad-
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[Accessed 14 Apr. 2019].