Hooked On Our Smartphones Analysis

In the article, “Hooked on Our Smartphones” by Jane E. Brody, the author claims that people in the current generation are addicted to their phones which causes them health problems and invisibility to the real world. Brody is supporting her argument by giving others and her opinion who have a great say looking at real data. She thinks that “The good idea comes in the moment of rest.” (par. 1) But even though a person has time after work or fulfilling their responsibilities, technology is something that people turn to instead of doing something that involves not staying in your room. Examples of phone usage instead of looking around involve “Toddlers in strollers playing with digital device” (par. 5) or when people are “walking down the street with eyes on their phones” (par. 6). Even though people are stuck to their phones

One type of health problem that is caused is nerve damage. With all of the eye damage looking at the screen and radiation caused by phones, “the nervous system never shuts down” (par. 16) The nervous system is a really important part in our body. The nervous system allows us to do what we need to like eating, walking, talking, moving, etc. The body is always in a fight-or-flight mode so the body doesn’t actually rest. That is why people are usually very tired all the time. Phones are also a distraction which causes less of one of the most important things in our life, sleep. If people are checking their phones about “150 times per day, or every six minutes” (par. 12), then when do they have the time to actually do what they need to do? This just doesn’t go for adults, but children as well. If people are checking their phones, they never actually get to do the work until they finally put their phones down. Phones waste a big amount of time that could be used for something better, like sleep. Phones are not only coming in the way of human health but also human