My Phone Addiction
My regular reader would know that I have "No Social Media Sunday" and "No News Monday". What I noticed that is that I am still addicted to my phone. Whenever I am waiting in line or the elevator. I would be scrolling my phone. Sometimes, I even do it at the traffic light.
Most of these mindless scrolling has done more harm than good. I have responded to messages that I later regret. I did not respond the message as carefully as I should have. It ended up with miscommunications that took more time and effort to undo.
Whenever I tried stop myself from scrolling, I become uncomfortable. There is this strong urge to reach out to my phone. My excuse is always, could my customer be looking for me? Or is there an important message that I need to know or reply? If I continue to fight the urge, I could not concentrate on whatever that I am doing. I would not sit still and pace around. If I pace around, I want to sit down. This feeling of uneasiness would last for at least 30 minutes.
I thought I am a person with strong mind and will power. After tracking my relationship with phone, I am certain that I am an addict. Admitting that I am an addict is the first step of recovery. I hope I can put down my phone and live more.