“I believe the day Einstein feared the most is when people circulate pictures of dead bodies of relatives on WhatsApp and get Thumbs Down and Crying smileys as response,” a quote by Ketan Waghmare. As addiction to technology becomes a commonplace with the advancement of technology, there are solutions to break the addiction. A startling statistic by Jennifer Chait (2013) shows that one in five people said they would rather go shoe-less rather than phone-less for a week and half of all adults surveyed said they sleep with their phone.It is indeed terrifying to realize that more and more people have been influenced to be heavily dependent on technology to the extent of being addicted.
IT addiction has became one of the leading factors to interpersonal relations. While many connections are being built over the web, time spent on the technology itself increases the relational distance between two persons in physical proximity.
While it seems to be that an increasing number of people are being addicted to technology, many may wonder if there are any remedies available for their loved ones whose lives have been negatively affected by the addiction. Thankfully, there are indeed solutions and this article would be aimed to explore and elaborate on some of the many practical solutions available to help break the addiction.
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