{"id":89327,"date":"2019-10-14T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=89327"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:55:12","slug":"using-your-smartphone-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/ja\/blog\/using-your-smartphone-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Your Smartphone for Good Instead of Evil &#8211; A Short and Easy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"89327\" class=\"elementor elementor-89327\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6bae13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6bae13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe8e3ee\" data-id=\"fe8e3ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76198c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76198c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-1-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89329\" alt=\"worker-cutting-wood-with-chainsaw-outdoor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-1-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-1-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-1-1000x668.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15423dc\" data-id=\"15423dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50ffdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c50ffdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In today\u2019s world, it\u2019s hard to imagine life without our smartphone. And let\u2019s face it, it can be a rather useful gadget. You can book a flight from anywhere, do your banking, find a girlfriend or boyfriend, have all the information in the world available in the palm of your hand, and communicate in a thousand different ways with a billion different people.<\/p>\nAnd all that just with a small device that fits in your pocket.\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But a smartphone is a tool like any other. You can use it responsibly and with care, or you can use it in an improper way and hurt yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same goes for any tool. You can use a hammer to build a dog house or hang a painting on the wall. But if you\u2019re not careful, you can hit yourself on the fingers and be in a world of pain. You can also bash in someone\u2019s head with it (definitely don\u2019t do this).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The same goes for guns. Some people use them to hunt for food or protect themselves, while others use them to rob banks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9354de7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9354de7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ef6c00\" data-id=\"7ef6c00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5675e5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5675e5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And let\u2019s not even get started about chainsaws\u2026<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the same manner, a smartphone can be used for good purposes or for bad ones. Today, we want to teach you responsible smartphone use and allow you to find out how to make a smartphone work for you, not against you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-264cb6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"264cb6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5887668\" data-id=\"5887668\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71caf42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71caf42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Handle with Care - How Smartphones Can Mess Up Your Brain and Body\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5a0c2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5a0c2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2656137\" data-id=\"2656137\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3ad94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d3ad94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At first sight, a smartphone seems like an innocuous, innocent electronic gadget. A tool you use to plan your day, communicate with your friends, family and colleagues and handle both your private and your professional business. They\u2019re extremely useful and are supposed to make our lives easier and better.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At least, that\u2019s the theory. In practice, things turn out a bit different. The unlimited access to music, videos, games, social media and other sources of entertainment has created a severe dependency and addiction to our mobile devices.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are even legitimate medical symptoms that can arise due to overuse of smartphones. For example, the following symptoms can arise when you use your smartphone too much:<\/p><ul><li>Sleep disturbances<\/li><li>Depression<\/li><li>Obsessive-compulsive disorder<\/li><li>Anxiety<\/li><li>Eye strain<\/li><li>Neck problems<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faa5d5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faa5d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a78473\" data-id=\"1a78473\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451297f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"451297f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Smartphones Can Also Make You Look Like a Jerk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f4f076 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f4f076\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e568e7\" data-id=\"5e568e7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d69c3ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d69c3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddb9d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ddb9d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Is there anything more annoying than being on a date with someone who absolutely NEEDS to check their smartphone every five minutes when you\u2019re talking to them?<\/p><p>What about friends or family members who are constantly playing with their mobile device while having dinner?<\/p><p>It\u2019s like they\u2019re silently trying to convey a message: \u2018You\u2019re not quite interesting enough to me.\u2019 Ouch.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then you\u2019ve got those people who go to concerts and feel the need to get a subpar recording with terrible sound using their shitty smartphone camera, and blocking the view of the people behind them. All in an effort to get imaginary internet points.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e36f\" data-id=\"2e6e36f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fabde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0fabde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-2-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89330\" alt=\"live music performance recording in phone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-2-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-2-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-2.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db1a855 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db1a855\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abc6851\" data-id=\"abc6851\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c2a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5c2a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#modalPdf\" rel=\"modal:open\">Download this article as a PDF<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f18d56a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f18d56a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c249e3b\" data-id=\"c249e3b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cde5443 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cde5443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every time someone does this, two kittens and a puppy die<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We often tend to blame a lack of courtesy for this behaviour, but in reality, most of the time this is not a conscious choice people make. The use of addictive apps and websites make our brains hardwired to craving constant novelty and a need for exposure to \u2018interesting\u2019 stuff, that makes casual conversation pale in comparison.<\/p><p>It\u2019s our stupid, impulsive monkey\/lizard brain that is making us do this, not our \u2018higher intelligence homo sapiens brain\u2019.<\/p><p>Nevertheless, the side effect remains: you look like a jerk. Even if it\u2019s unintended.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de6854e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de6854e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac9fb64\" data-id=\"ac9fb64\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96685f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96685f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here\u2019s How to Use Your Smartphone for Good\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd5808b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd5808b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6707063\" data-id=\"6707063\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636bad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"636bad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As of now, we\u2019ve mostly talked about all the negative aspects of smartphone usage. But we don\u2019t want to be technophobe Luddites. We truly believe that technology can actually make a positive difference, provided that it\u2019s used responsibly. And there are, in fact, many apps out there that can significantly improve the quality of your life.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, you can install Tinder to upgrade your love life. You can install an app that allows you to build and track your habits (<a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/building-strong-and-powerful-habits\/\">we love building good habits<\/a>). There are apps that help you find a nice restaurant, apps that help you find the fastest route from point A to point B and apps that allow you to learn a new language.<\/p><p>This is the kind of technology that provides real value, the kind of technology you should be using every day.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now, we obviously don\u2019t install apps because we know beforehand that they\u2019ll be detrimental to us. All apps give us some advantage in one way or another. But they might come with hidden costs and drawbacks, of which we\u2019re not conscious at the time we download them to our mobile device.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What you need is some kind of criteria, to decide: is this app worth the trouble? It\u2019s simply a matter of economics, of costs versus benefits.<\/p><p>To help you out, here are a few examples of questions you can ask yourself when deciding upon installing an app.<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Will this app bring me a significant benefit that I wouldn\u2019t be able to get without it? (Mere entertainment value doesn\u2019t count, by the way.)<\/li><li style=\"text-align: justify;\">How much of my attention does this app demand? Does it have a news feed, notifications, updates and other addictive and attention-grabbing mechanisms?<\/li><li>Does this app save me time and\/or money, or just the opposite?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b59bea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b59bea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b0a857\" data-id=\"8b0a857\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ced80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68ced80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s Take a Look at a Few Apps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f51d118 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f51d118\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64e85df\" data-id=\"64e85df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46278bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46278bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To explain in detail how the three criteria I mentioned above might play out, let\u2019s give some examples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-641d03f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"641d03f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc46944\" data-id=\"dc46944\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e32b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e32b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Duolingo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-573f950 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"573f950\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-582c764\" data-id=\"582c764\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d92f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d92f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our first example is Duolingo, which is an app that helps you learn languages.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obviously, learning a language is a significant benefit and this app makes it really easy to do so. So, lots of points on question A.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Looking at question B, there are notifications and gamification systems in place that are designed to make sure you use it a lot and make it somewhat enjoyable, and in all honesty, also somewhat addictive. On the other hand, that\u2019s also what makes it so effective.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Does it save you money and time? Well, you don\u2019t have to spend money on language books and courses, and you don\u2019t have to take out time to go to your Spanish class. The app has a paid \u2018premium\u2019 subscription, but 90% of the functionality is free. In our opinion, it tends to score rather well on question C.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5d5b64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5d5b64\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8451092\" data-id=\"8451092\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4d748 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4d748\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Facebook<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8c10a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8c10a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-864c4be\" data-id=\"864c4be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4ba48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c4ba48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Does Facebook provide you with a significant benefit that you wouldn\u2019t able to get without it? Well, you can communicate with others, organize events, post pictures of yourself or other stuff you\u2019re interested in. You can keep in touch with old friends or people you met at one time.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">First, is that a significant benefit? We\u2019d argue it\u2019s a small benefit at most, and mostly for entertainment value. A lot of the other functionalities, such as communicating or organizing events, can also be done with other, more minimalist apps.<\/p><p>Second: are there addictive and attention grabbing mechanisms in place?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The answer: absolutely. The entire business model of Facebook based on grabbing as much of your attention as possible, and the platform specifically engineered to keep you glued to your screen.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lastly, does it save you time and money? We think it\u2019s safe to say it doesn\u2019t. Very much on the contrary, it\u2019s a huge time drain. It does not increase your productivity either and has no obvious money-saving functionalities. On the other hand, by itself, it doesn\u2019t really drain your savings accounts either.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then there\u2019s the privacy destroying aspect and the scandals, the fake news, the low quality arguments with people you don\u2019t even know, and we\u2019re pretty sure of ourselves when we call Facebook \u2018El Diablo\u2019.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c547f84 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c547f84\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7f26df\" data-id=\"a7f26df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f300549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f300549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tinder<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fc09d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fc09d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47da3ff\" data-id=\"47da3ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03baf53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03baf53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Based on point A, the significant benefit is a higher chance of getting a girl-or boyfriend or a more casual type of relationship. We\u2019re not going to be prudish: those can be significant benefits :). Although it could be argued that Tinder is used primarily for entertainment value, the entertainment tends to involve valuable time spent with real people, so we\u2019ll give it a pass.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af90b08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af90b08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2440909\" data-id=\"2440909\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55027c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a55027c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-3-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89331\" alt=\"ouple-sitting-by-lake-sunset-relaxing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-3-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-3.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07588bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07588bd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a606f8\" data-id=\"3a606f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f8a20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f8a20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If spending hours of your precious time swiping left and right on some dating app can lead to this\u2026<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Then there\u2019s question B. Tinder works by providing a constant stream of new people to swipe left or right to. That\u2019s a significant novelty-providing mechanism, which can be quite addictive. Addictive = bad.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When taking question C into account, one could seriously argue that Tinder can be a significant time drain. On the other hand, it can also lead to more real life quality time with real people. And once it\u2019s helped you find a new love interest, you theoretically don\u2019t need it anymore (unless you\u2019re not inclined to monogamy).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Final verdict: undecided. There is no clear-cut yes or no here. Although Tinder can provide (friends with) benefits when used in the right way, it can also be a big drain on your attention and your time.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this case, you\u2019re going to have to weigh the pros and the cons for yourself. Everyone is different, and everyone might also have a different answer to each of those three questions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43da9e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43da9e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d810028\" data-id=\"d810028\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4faab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e4faab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-4-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89332\" alt=\"family-feet-under-blanket-bed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-4-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-4.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6c6876 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6c6876\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73d3b46\" data-id=\"73d3b46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b9e3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47b9e3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>or this, it might actually be worth it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Note that the three questions we provided above are merely guidelines. You might have your own ideas of what constitutes added value. We all have criteria of our own, and questions that fit their own needs and wants.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Maybe you\u2019re not even completely sure about a certain app. That\u2019s alright, you don\u2019t have to make a choice beforehand, either. You can simply give each app a trial period of one month, after which you can see for yourself if using it has brought real value to your life, or if it has merely been a waste of time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44227f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44227f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85b5cef\" data-id=\"85b5cef\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8618e05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8618e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Being More Specific - Four Easy Rules to Live By<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a786bf4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a786bf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-172b2f7\" data-id=\"172b2f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fff9c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-5-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-89333\" alt=\"Social media apps\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-5-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-5-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-5-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-5-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/word-image-5.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06e62cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06e62cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d4f714\" data-id=\"4d4f714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f88e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f88e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delete All Social Media Apps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c09f00d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c09f00d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c941cc0\" data-id=\"c941cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af5458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af5458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Facebook, reddit, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Snapchat\u2026yes, all of them. I mean it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you really, really, really must be present on these platforms, and you can\u2019t bring it to yourself to delete all your accounts, by all means, don\u2019t do it. But at the very least don\u2019t give yourself 24\/7 unlimited access to them. Make it so that you need to be at your desktop computer or your laptop to check your Twitter feed, which will at least create a small but real buffer and provides your brain with some time off.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These platforms are highly addictive (and that\u2019s by design) and cause real damage. Just like it\u2019s obviously not a good idea to let an alcoholic walk around with a bottle of whiskey in his pocket, it\u2019s not a good idea to have social media access within arms reach.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d4b6cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d4b6cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36f89f8\" data-id=\"36f89f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e275aec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e275aec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delete All Mobile Games<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-854a5c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"854a5c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f4eeaa\" data-id=\"7f4eeaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ebe3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8ebe3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mobile games are in the same camp as social media, with one significant difference: they often include mechanisms such as loot boxes, engineered to increase both your credit card bill and the GDP of China.<\/p><p>If you want to play video games on the road, get yourself a Nintendo. Zelda rulezzzz.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d90b27f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d90b27f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9abfd29\" data-id=\"9abfd29\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7d9981 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7d9981\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don\u2019t Use Your Smartphone for E-Mail<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c389b12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c389b12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-605f5a3\" data-id=\"605f5a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8e2902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8e2902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">E-mail is one of those other things, that, for some obscure and unknown reason tends to drain a significant amount of our attention. Somehow we feel a need to check our inbox every five minutes, because we think that if we don\u2019t reply to our e-mails instantly the world is going to end.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yet again, it\u2019s that hidden craving for novelty and dopamine that is forcing you to do this, not a real and valid professional need.<\/p>\n\nLet\u2019s be honest: no one needs 24\/7 access to their mailbox. Inbox Zero is not a valid life goal.\n\nTry going without for a month: you\u2019ll survive.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20a7e00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20a7e00\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-177a036\" data-id=\"177a036\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b1dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"95b1dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Install the (Free!) Focusme Mobile App<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d54f7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d54f7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fce133d\" data-id=\"fce133d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8d0ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d8d0ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yup, here we are again with the advertising.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As we\u2019ve said many times before: we\u2019re not strong believers in discipline. Even though you\u2019ll probably be able to resist the urge to install your Facebook app or check your Twitter feed once or twice, it gets really hard after a while, and our brain, over which we unfortunately don\u2019t have full control, tends to compel us to do so. It craves that dopamine shot and it craves that instant gratification and novelty of liking or upvoting things.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We believe the most powerful way to counter this is to simply make it as difficult as possible for yourself to access it. You need the digital equivalent of locking the door and throwing away the key, and that\u2019s what our app is designed to do.<\/p><p>It scores pretty well on our three questions too:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The significant benefit: FocusMe prevents you from becoming addicted to smartphone use, thereby freeing up more time for real human interaction and real productive work<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are no pop-ups, notifications, or news feeds that clamour for your attention or sneaky ways that we use to make you want to look at it three times a minute.<\/p><p>The mobile version is completely free<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0029fe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0029fe9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e9b3fd\" data-id=\"2e9b3fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ea0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97ea0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some Closing Thoughts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e351ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e351ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecb5ef8\" data-id=\"ecb5ef8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdaca92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdaca92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It\u2019s safe to say that the introduction of the smartphone has drastically changed our society. It changes how we live, how we handle our affairs, and most of all, it changes how people interact with one another.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All this is still a very recent change. I\u2019m quite sure that we haven\u2019t seen the full extent of how smartphones will change both ourselves and our society. In the long run, there might be significant negative effects, which we\u2019re not completely aware of right now.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That being said, I think it\u2019s a good thing to be conservative with smartphone use, and be very conscious about the way you use it. A smartphone has a way of eating at your time and attention that can be very detrimental to both your productivity and your social life. Then you\u2019ve got the health dangers too.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A smartphone is a great tool and can definitely change our life for the better, but like with any tool, you need to use it responsibly, lest it become a double edged-sword.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c03d95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c03d95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-745c660\" data-id=\"745c660\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6955af2 elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-124151 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6955af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjUxNzExNCIsInRvZ2dsZSI6ZmFsc2V9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET STARTED NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-095ed51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"095ed51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76d3714\" data-id=\"76d3714\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac0e9e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac0e9e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0aa961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0aa961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f352d7\" data-id=\"2f352d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcf3af4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"bcf3af4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1981\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What does it mean to use your smartphone \u201cfor good\u201d?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1981\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1981\"><p>Using your smartphone for good means engaging with it in ways that support your wellbeing, productivity, learning and personal development, rather than mindless scrolling or compulsive checks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1982\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can a smartphone really improve my mental health?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1982\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1982\"><p>Yes; when used intentionally, smartphones can connect you to uplifting content, mindfulness apps, educational tools and supportive communities that help reduce stress and enhance wellbeing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1983\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I avoid distractions while still using useful apps?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1983\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1983\"><p>You can limit notifications, schedule focus times, use productivity tools, and prioritise apps that support your goals. This reduces interruptions while keeping valuable tools accessible.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1984\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1984\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are examples of \u201cgood\u201d smartphone use?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1984\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1984\"><p>Examples include using exercise apps, meditation timers, educational podcasts, language learning tools, scheduling apps, and connections with supportive friends or communities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1985\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1985\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can using the phone for good improve productivity?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1985\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1985\"><p>Definitely, when you use productivity apps, calendars, timers and task managers intentionally, your smartphone becomes a tool that helps you plan, focus and complete tasks efficiently.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1986\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1986\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is it possible to balance smartphone use and \u201creal life\u201d?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1986\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1986\"><p>Yes, by setting limits (like designated phone-free periods) and being mindful about when and why you use your device, you can maintain balance between screen time and in-person activities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1987\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1987\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I transform negative phone habits into positive ones?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1987\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1987\"><p>Start by identifying triggers for negative use, then replace them with purposeful activities such as reading, journaling, learning, fitness tracking, or mindful breaks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1988\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1988\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do notifications harm my focus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1988\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1988\"><p>Yes, constant alerts can fragment attention and interrupt flow. Turning off non-essential notifications helps preserve concentration and keeps your day structured.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1989\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1989\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can my phone help my personal goals?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1989\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1989\"><p>Yes, smartphones can be powerful tools for goal planning, tracking progress, accessing educational content and staying connected with people who support your ambitions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-19810\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-19810\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Should I schedule smartphone downtime?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-19810\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-19810\"><p>Scheduling downtime, such as phone-free hours each evening or morning, reduces dependency and gives your mind space to rest, leading to better focus and improved wellbeing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents In today\u2019s world, it\u2019s hard to imagine life without our smartphone. And let\u2019s face it, it can be a rather useful gadget. You can book a flight from anywhere, do your banking, find a girlfriend or boyfriend, have all the information in the world available in the palm of your hand, and communicate in a thousand different ways with a billion different people. And all that just with a small device that fits in your pocket. But a smartphone is a tool like any other. You can use it responsibly and with care, or you can use it in an improper way and hurt yourself. 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