A call for writers to switch off the smartphone
To preserve productivity and creativity (and sanity), the author advises taking control of screen time.
As with most good things in life, smartphone moderation is essential.
It takes effort to prevent these little devices from taking over our lives. According to a Pew Research Center report on how Americans use text messaging, 18- to 24-year-olds send or receive an average of 109.5 texts per day.
The average American adult now spends two hours and 51 minutes per day staring at a mobile phone screen, which adds up to about 86 hours a month. What impact is this having on our productivity?
In a post headlined, “A Writer’s Greatest Tool: The Smartphone,” David Pierce, who appears to be in his early 20s, has this to say:
I’m a writer, and I don’t carry a notebook around with me. Heck, I don’t even carry a pen. Do people even use those anymore? Pens. So old school. Instead, I just use my cell phone. In my life as a writer, there’s been no tool more useful or worth the investment than a smartphone. I’m convinced that it’s a writer’s greatest tool.
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