Smartphone Addiction?

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Whenever we are doing an important piece of work, and it gets a little boring or stuck, there is an immediate urge to check the smartphone for something we are looking forward to, be it that message from that special one, the number of likes on the recent FB post etc. This is due to release of dopamine in our brain, which gives us a feeling of having achieved something.

But the problem is not just of that little time wasted. Infact, we immediately realise that we should get back to the job at hand, and generally, a significant time is not wasted in quickly checking that message. But the greater harm is in the following 2 ways:

1. The continuity of thought in coming out with something creative gets lost. Once the wave is broken, the progress in coming out with a solution to the problem gets hampered.

2. We get a bad feeling about wasting the time. This disturbs the peace in the system, and the body and emotions get agitated. You scold yourself for having looked at the cellphone, when you shouldn't have, and this leads to internal struggles. This is not conducive to further working.

Remember, you can perform your best when your mind and emotions are at peace, and in a state of pleasantness. Even if you picked up that cellphone, when it was not supposed to be, realise it with awareness, and see that only 5 minutes were lost, which is not a big deal. With this awareness, come back to your work without causing a storm in your interiority. With practice, you would slowly get over that urge to pick up the smartphone. It could take a little time, but work towards it.

Happy studying! 

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