Hello readers! Welcome to my blog page,so this is my first ever blog on candle monk and I would love to share my thoughts with each one of you. So today I'll share my knowledge regarding smartphone and how they affect your mind and eventually affect your productivity at workplace. So let's dive into the topic
Earlier when smartphones were invented they were considered to be luxury items and not a necessity. But now when you look around everybody has a smartphone and instead of being a revolutionary gadget it is now considered as an important necessary tool. Look at the life we live today ,we are surrounded by technology. Your smartphone acts as an all in one device for your day to day needs. If you want to stay updated with time you definitely need a smartphone, the only device that helps you to connect with people to get information anytime,anywhere. Leaving this all aside have you ever thought what the world would be like without smartphones? Yes there are both positive and negative opinions for the same. Also you must be wondering that all your work is done through your smartphones then how could it affect your productivity at workplace. Let's learn more on this.
So let's first start with the positive facts about the topic and let's have a look about the benefits we get by using our smartphones. Your device acts an alarm clock,helps you click pictures,you could call a person and get your work done, everything you could do with just one tap and it's done. There are several apps you could install on your device which makes life easy and your work is done smoothly. Y'all must be aware about emails, WhatsApp, Facebook and many other social platforms which helps you connect with millions of people worldwide and other apps like google drive helps you store data on your phone and you could access it whenever you want. Also students could easily do their assignments with the help of smartphones, you get the information in one click. Honestly people were able to survive this pandemic with the help of smartphones. Without smartphones online classes were not possible to be conducted and similar way all your office work is now possible with the help of smartphones.
All big and small companies use technology to get work done faster, Employees feel relaxed because now everything is done online and data can be stored on your device without the need to note it manually. They save a lot of time and energy. Many companies have introduced the policy of BYOD which means bring your own device at workplace. This certainly shows how necessary a smartphone is. People also like to show off their new devices and the reason why mobile companies introduce new models every year. There is a constant improvement in the device which makes it easy for employees to do work.
Now that we had a glance over the positive side of smartphones at workplace let's have a look at the negative side of it.
Now that we know smartphones have become a part of our lives, we should also be aware about the negative effects which occur because of smartphones. It has been seen that smartphones have become an obsession to people. People are now addicted towards using a smartphone. We all know anything in excess is not good. Even at your workplace if you closely observe there are hardly people interacting face to face or communicating things with each other, everybody is on their phone even during breaks. People are so engrossed that they have forgotten to socialize with people. Now that smartphones have made it possible to work at home ,people don't spend quality time with their family instead they bring work home which causes stress and health issues.
Distraction has become a major problem at workplace. With the use of smart devices people get distracted and shift their focus from work. This has direct impact on your brain, your brain stops thinking and analyzing things in its own way. There is no creativity at workplace, everything you do is a result of google and technology. Do you even remember the last time you used your brain at work? Its the technology doing all the work and you are just giving command to get the work done. Being dependent on your smartphone for everything is eventually going to make you feel lazy all the time.
Concluding the topic with the fact that usage of smartphones in excess is going to be disastrous for the growth of any organization.
Here are few simple measures you could implement at your organization:
Smartphones are a blessing if they are used with care.
