Are We Addicted to Apps?

You know who you are. Always checking your phone every five minutes even though you know nothing has changed since the last time you checked. With apps like Facebook and Twitter it’s hard not to check your phone to see what’s going on.

With more than five hundred thousand apps on the market, there is an app for almost everything.

Using apps raises a lot of questions: Apps are meant to help us be more productive, but do they really? Are apps really necessary? Do they help us become more effective or are they just wasting our time?

The most negative aspect of technology is that it can be addictive. Most children and teenagers, who grew up with different apps, cannot last ten minutes without their phones and tablets. They can’t stop staring at their screens during dinner, while sitting in their desk at school, and even when they go to bed. In these cases, they rarely use apps that improve their knowledge and productivity. They mostly spend their time playing games and chatting with people.

Apps can lead people into technology addiction, which can have serious consequences. When people become attached to their phones, they lose the thread that connects them with the family and all people around them. However, apps are not dangerous at all when they are being used responsibly. They can help us learn more and increase our productivity. Actually, the right app can improve our lives a lot!