mandag 23. februar 2015

Game all night, sleep all day

TV, iPad, IPhone, computers and video games. What do all these new, modern things have in common? A screen of course, a screen that captures our attention, and makes us addicted to it. Every human being person spend several hours in front of a screen every day instead of going outside and taking walks. Is this healthy for our body, and does it cause any problems for us and the people we interact with?     

Often we replace 7 hours with training and activity, with 7 hours in front of a screen. We watch episode after episode on Netflix, and let the time fly away. Suddenly the day is over without doing something. When we get so addicted to the computer, we see training as less important and let it pass away. This happens repeatedly, and become our everyday- life.  Less activity affects your body weight and you`ll probably get fat one day. It`s proved that screen time may also affect what and how much we eat. We may eat more snacks and unhealthy food when we watch TV, especially teenagers. I think that too much time in front of a screen can also cause depression. Teenagers who only sits by themselves, only inn their own company, no social life without taking to people through the internet, become boring and depressed. When you get fat, you will probably be dissatisfied and embarrassed of yourself and your own body. Therefore, you never go outside and hang out with people, so you continue the daily routine you already started.

When we become so addicted to a screen is it hard to stop. Xbox games and computer games makes us stay up all night to continue the next level. When you stay up all night it`s hard to go to work or school, therefore you choose to stay in bed all day instead. I have heard of people who have fallen asleep at work because they stayed up to long at the night, and were fired the next day. Insomnia is a diagnosis you can get as a result of watching too much TV. Insomnia is problem with sleeping.   
On the other hand, computers can also be used to something positive. Homework and searching the internet. Most children do use computers for homework. Instead of writing an essay on paper, they write it faster on computer and hand it in over the internet. It`s also much easier to find information on internet, instead of find information in a book. It definitely makes the life easier. 

If you are a mum or a dad, you probably recognize yourself living a hectic life. Even though it feels like you can be in two different places at the same time. With your phone, you can stay home doing laundry while you read you work e- mails, but it still feels like the time fly away. Stress effect many, both young and old. When you are busy watching TV in hours, you don`t get other important things done. The feeling you get when you never reach the things that needs to be done, are a feeling named stress.
I think the only way to avoid stress is to do all homework, laundry or whatever needs to be done before you sit down and watch your favourite program on TV.


As a conclusion, I think there is both negative and some few positive sides of spending time in front of a screen. It`s okay to watch TV now and then, but not all the time. As long it does not make problems for your sleep, your health or makes you stressed or exhausted. I think that everyone should have a screen limit. A limit where you can only sit in front of a screen more than 3 hours a day. Especially children should have a screen limit.  





   

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