Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label communication. Show all posts

Tuesday, 21 June 2016

Smartphone Addiction: Managing your phone usage time


Smartphone addiction is a serious issue since the wide use of mobile application. According to study, 70% of people will check their phone within the moment they wake up everyday. This is a bad habit as it leads to lack of communication with family and friends when users just focus on checking their phone every 15 minutes even in the workplace. There are 3 ways to learn how to manage your smartphone such as be conscious of what feelings that make you want to check your phone and try to find other way to divide your attention, be strong when the phone rings, try to avoid this temptation by putting silent and be disciplined .

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By: Loo Su Fia



Internet: Thin line between use and misuse

There is a thin line between use and misuse mobile application as parents often gift their children with communication gadgets to assuage their guilt of spending less time with their children, but they would not understand that this will lead to the misuse of mobile application by their children as they lack of guidance when access through it such as pornography and scam. To create awareness, schools had organized workshops for children and parents regarding the basic precautions. The only solutions for parents to prevent this, they need to explain things from young age and dissuade them from watching objectionable content. Parents should be role model to their child (Nair, 2016).