A few warning signs that are not to be ignored.
When the entire world is at your fingertips, the temptation to never let it out of your sight is understandable.
Life-altering online advancements like GPS location software, social media connections, Candy Crush and an unending supply of Fail GIFs are available to us whenever we want, wherever we want. It’s an amazing time to be alive when anyone can watch this “Thanks Obama” clip on an endless loop while they wait in line at Starbucks.
Recent research has confirmed that cell phone “addiction” is actually a real thing. Professionals have even devised methods of determining if you suffer from a psychological condition that warrants actual medical intervention (symptoms include: reduction of competing behaviors, engaging in the behavior despite risks and negative consequences, withdrawal, etc.). But even if you’re not neurologically dependent on playing Kim Kardashian’s iPhone game for a few moments while you’re pumping gas, there still may be ways to determine that you are spending too much time looking at your phone.
Here’s a list to help. Read more
See also
Cell Phone Addiction: Parents Glued To Smartphones Have ‘More Negative’ Interactions With Their Kids
Are Christians becoming so addicted to their cell phones like everyone else that they are missing opportunities to interact with people, form relationships with them,and eventually engage them in spiritual conversations? Can our obsession with the cell phone become a barrier to evangelism and faith-sharing?
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