Cellphones are so common in the world now that people are more likely to have a cellphone than a functioning toilet.
But despite making it easy to communicate and Google anything and everything, cellphones are changing how people function in not-so-good ways.
A recent video (above) from ASAPScience presents a long list of reasons why you should take a “smartphone vacation.”
Posture Ruined
Bending your head to stare at your phone ruins your posture. Since an average head weights 10-12 pounds, bending it forward 60 degrees increases the strain on your neck by about 60 pounds, according to an op-ed in The New York Times by Amy Cuddy, a psychologist and associate professor at Harvard Business School.
In turn, slouched posture can lead to worse mood, lower self-esteem, and more fear, Cuddy wrote.
