Yesterday, I took the subway to my workplace. As soon as they stepped into the car, a young couple with their two cute children also entered the subway. They looked to be in their thirties, and the two children were about three years old. It wasn't anything else that attracted me, it was the little girl who followed her father when they got in the car. She has been playing with her father's smartphone since she got into the car, while the other mother has another child and is equally immersed in the world of her own mobile phone.
I looked around and saw many passengers, both standing and sitting, staring intently at their phone screens, as if immersed in a separate world. I can't help but sigh that the magic of mobile phones is really so powerful. I remember when I was in college, the main function of the mobile phone was still to play ** and send text messages, and the slightly more advanced functions were just to listen to **, and there were very few mobile phones that could play games.
However, with the advent of the Apple mobile phone, it seems to announce that the world has officially entered the era of smartphones. The mobile phone is no longer just a communication tool, but a toy. It has more and more functions, including connecting to wifi, sending WeChat, **movies, playing games, and up to now, short and live streaming. Of course, with the addition of these features, so does the amount of time we spend on our phones.
Why are we so addicted to our phones?The most direct reason is, of course, that mobile phones can do more and more things. Mobile phones are not only entertainment tools, but with the improvement of performance, they are also slowly becoming our office tools. Mobile phones have blurred the boundaries between work and life, bringing convenience, but also becoming a tool that binds us, making people love and hate at the same time.
Remember the news the other day?A woman left her job and retired from 600 work groups. Although the data is a bit exaggerated, I believe that as long as there is a workplace, who does not have a few work groups on their mobile phones?As a professional, I think the last thing I want to happen is when the leader suddenly @ you in the group on the big weekend.
The deeper reason is, of course, not only the phone itself, but also our own choices. We live in a sea of information every day, and we can understand what is happening in this world just by turning on our phones. However, our lives are becoming more and more monotonous. Aside from work, children, and family, the only time we have for ourselves is to play with our phones and see what's happening in the world to fill our boring lives. It's repeated every day.
Why is this happening?Why do some people have a colorful life, climbing the mountains here today and going to the beach tomorrow for a vacation?And I can only be in a small screen, envying other people's lives, and at the same time blaming myself and being anxious. This is actually our own choice, and we would rather envy others than jump out of this vicious circle.
Mobile phones always make us feel happy easily, but this happiness is short-lived and even harmful. This kind of happiness will only make us less and less motivated, and more and more reluctant to think. No matter how much news you watch, how many short **s, and how many live broadcasts you watch, your life will not get better and better, and you will not become more knowledgeable.
Instead of envying others, it is better to change yourself. Try putting your phone down and seeing what the people around you are doing, whether they are happy or sad. Pay more attention to what's happening around you and do more things that can change you. For example, exercising more and reading more books, even if your life doesn't get better right away, it's better than living in that little screen every day.