This article talks about the impact of technology on our social, mental, physical and environmental health and how it effects us.
This article #2 displays 4 major negative examples on how personal digital devices have a negative impact.
This article #2 displays 4 major negative examples on how personal digital devices have a negative impact.
- Isolation - You will be lacking in social skills and human contact in normal daily living.
- Obesity - You spend less time being active and exercising
- Poor sleeping habits - You stay up late searching the web and lose sleep causing your brain to feel tired and affecting your general health.
- Bullying - There are many cyber bullies nowadays that can harass you online.
- Addiction - You may become addicted and spend way too much time on your device.
- Loss of hearing and eyesight - All the bright lights and sounds can damage your hearing and eyesight.
- Education decline- The distraction of a personal device stops you from concentrating on your education.
- Reliability- You will rely on your phone for every day
Everyone enjoys some quality time on the internet. We all love playing games, talking to friends and watching movies online. But how much is too much? You need to monitor how much time you are spending on personal digital devices as there are various amounts of negative effects that outweigh the positive. Many teenagers are cyberbullied these days, thanks to the freedom of technology and that they can hide behind a computer screen. They can also cause depression from spending too much time in a virtual world. Some may even become too obsessed by them and spend their whole day on it leading to obesity, poor sleeping habits and loss of hearing and eyesight.