1. You Look at Your Phone While You’re Bored at Church. Even the best pastors have off days. And, let’s just be honest here, it’s easy to let your mind drift on Sunday mornings from time-to-time. But a sermon is no time to be checking Twitter. That’s what announcement time is for. 2. You Use Your Phone as a Crutch in Socially Awkward Situations. We’ve all been there: You show up at a party before the rest of your friends, and you don’t know anybody. Instead of attempting to meet new friends, you pull out your phone and pretend you are texting someone something REALLY important. Next time, try keeping the phone in your pocket and do what they did in the old days—mingle. 3. All of Your Alone Time is Spent on Your Phone. If every moment of solitude, waiting at a restaurant, bathroom break or evenings by yourself is filled with browsing the Internet or playing phone games, you may want to cut back. 4. You Consistently Have ZERO New Items in Your Facebook Newsfeed. Yup, you’re checking Facebook too much. 5. It’s the Last Thing You See Before Bed, and the First Thing You Look in the Morning. Besides avoiding some negative health effects, it’s probably a good practice to give yourself a little time before bed and when you wake up before checking your email. Pray, talk to your spouse, read—whatever you do, stay unplugged for a few minutes and enjoy some moments of non-digital life. 6. You Check for Social Media Updates at Traffic Lights. If every red light is simply an excuse to look at something on your phone, you are walking the (literally) dangerous tightrope of texting and driving. Trust us, that’s never a good idea. 7. Airplane Mode Induces Anxiety. If a flight attendant asks that you place your phone in airplane mode, and you consider defying FAA regulations so as not to end a text conversation, miss a Twitter update or continue to play an online game, you might have a problem. Read more at relevantmagazine/culture/7-signs-you%E2%80%99re-spending-too-much-time-looking-your-phone#iC76ioIm17xfjJer.99
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 12:36:17 +0000
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