5 smartphone habits that need to be broken
Smartphones have overtaken our lives ever since their invention. And an exponential growth in popularity has enabled co-dependent existence with these devices that fit our pockets. However, carrying the phone in your pocket at all times is not a healthy habit and one you should think about changing. Think hard and contemplate if that is your only habit when using smartphones. Here are a few more to break away from: Bedtime scrolling After a long day, we all get comfortable in bed and whip out our smartphones to scroll through social media. And if we aren’t checking social media, there’s no shortage of content on the internet. The problem is we all carry phones to bed and, in some cases, even to the bathroom. Constant exposure to screens and their blue light disrupts sleep quality. Suppressed melatonin also leads to a lack of focus and restlessness. Ignoring updates You risk your phone data if you quickly hit the update later option and repeatedly repeat that action. System updates often come with security patches; ignoring them can be quite a risk for your smartphone. Delaying software updates can also slow down your phone, eventually costing you more time for the simplest tasks.
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