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2/25/2017

Topic Reading-Vol.1781-2/25/2017

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Can’t unplug?
Sense of belonging or feel of being connected? Whichever the motive might be, many people seem addicted to smartphones wherever they are and whenever they can. Most of them admit that they are spending too much time and attention on their beloved digital device that hadn’t existed until a decade ago.
Is it really a bad habit? Is staying online so different from watching TV for hours?
Reading the paper, writing letters and talking on the phone had been typical forms of information, communication and interaction before the digital age. All these things can be done by a piece of thin device now. So, spending a couple of hours day on a smartphone may not be that different from spending time on such activities all together. But those who are addicted admit that they are doing too much and too long.
Enjoy reading and thinking how long and easily you can disconnect yourself from the Internet.

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