Many people nowadays spend a large part of their free time using a smartphone. What do you think are the reasons for this? Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

During the

last

decade, there has been a great development in technology.

In particular

, the smartphone has become an essential tool in our everyday life, making our life easier and offering many utilities in one single device. It is now so important that people tend to spend most of their free time on their smartphones. In my opinion, there are two major reasons for

this

.

Firstly

, we use these devices to stay in contact, especially with people that may live far away from us. On

this

side, having a smartphone has made communication easier, giving us a way to share our lives with people we care about and connect all over the world.

Secondly

, we are now used to organize our lives through our smartphones, that are allowing us to be more multitasking too,

for example

when checking our work emails while we are having breakfast or booking a flight for the holidays while we are on the train.

However

, research suggests that, due to the fact that we are never really able to disconnect, we are becoming more anxious and dependent on our phones. In some cases,

this

can even lead to a serious addiction.

On the other hand

, these devices can provide us information and entertainment in our free time. They are

also

useful in many ways.

For example

, when you don’t know where to go, you can easily find a route using your smartphone or, when you are waiting, you can read a book or watch an episode of your favourite series. To conclude, even if there are some side effects of

this

development, I think it is overall a positive change and, today, smartphones can really help us in our everyday life.