A central Japan city said Thursday it will seek to pass an ordinance recommending all residents limit smartphone use to two hours a day outside of work and school amid concerns over the impact of excessive technology exposure, though there will be no penalties proposed.
Some of us may be checking our screens a little more often than usual over the next few days, weeks, or (god help us) months. @TheConversationUS has a great article on overcoming device dependency and digitally detoxing, with tips that go beyond the usual βjust put your phone in another room.β
#Technology #Lifestyle #DigitalDetox #PhoneUsage #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday
[en] 39 % of US teens want to cut back on their time on social media
Pew Research Center: "72% of U.S. teens say they often or sometimes feel peaceful when they donβt have their #smartphone; 44% say it makes them feel anxious."
"... four-in-ten teens (39%) say they have cut back on their time on social media. A similar share says the same about their phone (36%)."
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/03/11/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time/
#usage #phoneusage #socialmedia #pew #pewresearchcenter #anxiousness #anxious #peaceful #survey
Things that annoy me:
* When people call but hang up before I've been able to get to the phone.
* When people call and my phone screen freezes and won't let me answer.
* Any of the above and the caller doesn't leave a message.
* Or they do leave a message but speak so fast and/or with an accent I'm not used to and I can't understand what they've said.
* The non-message-leavers repeatedly call and don't leave messages.
* If I happen to recognise the number and I call them back, nobody at the other end knows who called me, or why.
#PhoneUsage #PhoneManners #NotHelpful #WhenCalling #LeaveAMessage
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