I can abandon my phone for these things
hive-153850·@b0s·
0.000 HBDI can abandon my phone for these things
----  ---- Our smartphones are very important tools in our lives. Each and every single day we make use of them for various things. I'm pretty sure a large number of the people reading this, whenever you wake up, you quickly check to see if your device is fully charged (well this is the case for me). It can tell the time, can be a camera, it can be a source of entertainment, it can be a source of education and information spreading, and the feature which I consider most important is its ability to help with communication no matter how far the distance.  For me, my phone is like my third hand, I am always using it. Before, I used to check my screen time but nowadays I don't even check because I know I'm almost always on it, and I'm not interested in limiting it. To be fair, why won't I be on it? It has become a source to earn a little extra cash. Other than that, there's always something for me to do with it, so boredom can never stay for too long. I remember sometime last month, I had to take a one day break from my phone, because I felt I was getting too addicted to it and was having a dopamine overload. It definitely wasn't something easy, but I was able to pull through. Thanks to that period, I was able to reflect and today I know some of the things that can keep me away from my device.  First and foremost, I'd say the number one thing that can keep me off my phone is the sheer will to do so. Obviously the will not to touch my phone must be fueled by something, perhaps it's a dopamine detox like the last time, or maybe something else like learning that excessive phone use is detrimental to one's health, and something along those lines. Health is the number one thing we strive for, so of course if my health is on the line, I'll happily abandon my phone.  The second thing I'd leave my phone for is to read. I am someone who likes to read books during their free time (too bad those times are getting scarce nowadays). And I prefer paperback books to softcopy, so whenever I get the opportunity to read a paperback book, my phone is always temporarily abandoned while I enjoy the book.  The 3rd one may come off as a surprise to some. It is none other than Sports. I love sports a lot, from watching, to playing, to playing games about sports, and once in a while when I'm in the mood I even write about them. My favorite sports are football, Table tennis, lawn Tennis, and chess (yes chess is a sport). I play them all Except lawn tennis which I'm planning on learning on my next holiday. There's just this exhilarating feeling you get from sports that can't be found anywhere else. You may get something similar once in a while on the phone, but when you play sports the high is always there whether you win or lose.  I have come to terms with the fact that when I'm doing these things my phone can wait, and honestly it's not been hard at all. It's always quite simple and an almost natural process. At times I feel like my phone needs rest and I intentionally engage in these activities to give it a breather. I guess that's all I have to say, till we meet again.  <sub>*Cover image is an AI image generated by me using [Nightcafe](https://creator.nightcafe.studio/studio?open=creation&panelContext=%28jobId%3AJ4iDNg2UCkkOxM3Pzw00%29)*</sub>
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