Staring at your phone and devoting all your attention to a tiny little screen immediately removes you from being present.
It’s unsafe
You are less mindful of your surroundings, your senses are compromised, and you are less receptive to your environment.
It’s unhealthy

It’s dangerous
Toting around a very expensive device that is extremely delicate and made of glass is actually a pretty dangerous thing to do. You can drop it, break it, or get it wet, and it can also get stolen, forcing you to fork out even more money to replace it. And, walking around with a brightly lit screen illuminating your face instantly makes you an easy target for an opportunistic crime.
It’s expensive
Not only is your phone an expensive computer that needs to be constantly replaced with an even more expensive version due to planned obsolescence, it’s also quite costly to actually use on a daily basis. Cell phone contracts can be money pits that come with hassles like cellular and data limits, and additional fees like taxes, carrier unlocking fees, roaming charges, overage charges, and early termination fees.

It’s rude
beat smartphone addiction
- Use Screen Time to monitor the apps you use and the time you spend on them.
- Minimize digital clutter. Delete apps that suck up the most time and that you don’t need.
- Put your phone down. Practice setting your phone down, facedown, and forgetting it.
- Turn your phone off. Set periods where are you can power your phone completely down.
- Get rid of your phone! You can do everything on an iPad with a global SIM card. This way your phone temptation is completely eliminated, along with the contract, addiction, and stress.