More than 70% of netizens keep their phones in their hands every day. Be careful of contracting "mobile phone disease"

As more and more people realize the dangers of "mobile phone disease", netizens have begun to look for "good solutions" to avoid being addicted to mobile phones by using self-discipline applications, enriching offline activities, etc.

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Addiction to mobile phones is harmful

Late at night, Ms. Zou, who works for an Internet company, is still sitting at her desk, rushing to prepare an event plan for the next day. "If I don't use my phone while working during the day, I don't have to work late at night." Ms. Zou told reporters that this has happened many times. Although it is painful to stay up late to work, she still can't resist the temptation of the phone the next day. "The scar heals and the pain is forgotten."

Checking Weibo during the day, playing games at night, and watching short videos in fragmented time, more and more adults are now labeled as "can't put down their phones" and "addicted". Their work and study efficiency has plummeted. Cases like Ms. Zhou who have to rush to finish work late at night because of checking their phones are not uncommon.

A media outlet recently launched an online survey on "Mobile Phone Use Time and Health Risks" on social networks, attracting the attention of more than 400,000 netizens. The results showed that 74% of netizens said they "never put down their phones", and 65% of netizens would feel anxious when away from their phones. In other words, more than 70% of netizens have become patients with "mobile phone disease".

In addition to seriously encroaching on normal work and study time, "mobile phone disease" also poses health risks to users. Some doctors say that excessive use of mobile phones will not only cause direct damage to the eyes, cervical spine and thumb tendon sheath, but may also cause problems with sleep, endocrine and obesity, and in severe cases may even affect the spirit and emotions. In addition, adults' addiction to mobile phones will set a bad example for minors. Some parents keep their mobile phones in their hands all day long, allowing their children to use mobile phones too early and excessively, resulting in decreased eyesight and loss of interest in learning. In the future, it may also induce psychological diseases such as withdrawn personality.

Self-discipline software provides a "good solution"

"Mobile phone disease" is very harmful and difficult to cure. Ms. Zou said that using mobile phones for work and entertainment anytime and anywhere has become a habit, and daily life is inseparable from the various functions and services provided by smartphones. "It is difficult to actively reduce the time of using mobile phones. One or two hours without using mobile phones is the limit."

In response to the troubles of users suffering from "mobile phone addiction", some software developers have found a good solution by "solving the problem" of mobile phones themselves, and launched a series of self-discipline application software tailored for heavy mobile phone users to help them stay away from addiction. After actually experiencing several self-discipline software, the reporter found that such software covers a variety of usage scenarios such as learning, work, and fitness. Most of them have functions such as timing, notes, alarms, calendars, time management, and task management. They can set timed reminders for task plans, and urge users to do corresponding things according to their schedules through clocking in, etc., helping users develop self-discipline habits and prevent excessive use of mobile phones.

In addition to cultivating healthy mobile phone usage habits through self-discipline software, some mobile phone manufacturers and game operators also plan to design appropriate anti-addiction measures for adult mobile phone users who lack self-discipline. It is reported that most mobile phones currently have anti-addiction systems and mobile phone usage time management software designed for minors, but there are few precautions for the problem of adults being addicted to mobile phones, resulting in some users who lack self-discipline not being able to obtain anti-addiction protection, affecting their normal life.

In this regard, some industry insiders suggest that, regardless of whether the mobile phone user is an adult, a child or an elderly person, an anti-addiction system should be a standard setting when the mobile phone leaves the factory to provide users with anti-addiction protection. The adult anti-addiction system does not require too many mandatory measures. As long as a reasonable mobile phone usage time is designed, the user will be automatically reminded to pay attention to their health after the timeout. Public service advertisements should be designed when opening games and other applications to remind everyone that being addicted to mobile phones will bring health hazards. Through repeated reminders over the years, users' awareness of scientific and healthy use of mobile phones can be enhanced.

"Inorganic" activities are also exciting

How long can you put down your phone and open a book? Not long ago, a university in Anhui Province held a "reading without a phone" challenge, inviting hundreds of teachers and students to enter the library, hand over their phones to the staff for unified safekeeping, and start a period of focused reading away from phones.

"Inorganic" reading, "inorganic" movie watching, "inorganic" board games... Nowadays, more and more young people are turning their attention to offline leisure, and participating in various "inorganic" activities has become a new fashion. Mr. Yan is a communications engineer, and he has to deal with mobile phones every day in his work and life. In his opinion, it is not a big problem for contemporary young people to use mobile phones for a long time. As long as they are willing to discover the fun of offline life, they can hope to get rid of their dependence on mobile phones and stay away from the confinement of the virtual world.

Mr. Yan told reporters that offline activities can not only enhance the relationship between friends, but also supervise and remind each other, helping companions with poor self-control to stay away from mobile phones and enjoy the fun of offline games.

As the concept of "organic-free" activities continues to gain popularity, many netizens have also called on more public places and businesses on social media to launch activities to encourage people to stay away from mobile phones. For example, amusement parks can launch a "half-price event for not bringing mobile phones" to encourage more parents to put down their mobile phones and play games with their children. Restaurants can also launch a "deposit mobile phones and get free side dishes" event to encourage people to communicate more and look at their phones less during meals. "In fact, offline life has never lacked fun, it just requires a pair of eyes to discover it," said Mr. Yan.