5 Subtle Ways Your Smartphone Ruins Your Life (How to Fix It)

Pay attention to how you use your phone every day

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You probably know the feeling of being addicted to your phone, but what you may not know is how your constant screen time is impacting your life.

Our phones have become a defining part of our everyday lives and according to data from Exploding Topics:

• 55% of smartphone users can’t make it through dinner without looking at their phone
• 71% spend more time on their phones than with their romantic partners.
• 64% bring their phones to the toilet.
• Cell phones cause over 20% of car accidents.

While it’s true phones have become so pervasive, most people don’t seem to understand how much this impacts every aspect of their lives.

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Precisely, social media is a major driver of smartphone addiction.

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