It is time to ditch The phone before bed

Mobile phones have become an integral part of people's lives. However, the indispensability of the mobile phone determines its addictive nature. People's excessive dependence on mobile phones has caused various mental and health problems that have attracted the attention of the British government and called on people to exercise self-discipline on the use of mobile phones. There is no doubt that the invention of mobile phones has indeed facilitated people's daily needs. People can communicate with friends and family members without time and loaction restrictions; people can work, study and browse information on mobile phones anytime, anywhere; People can also play games and watch movies and videos as they like. In a word, mobile phones have played an important role in people's communication, work, study and entertainment. The importance of mobile phones in people's lives determines its addiction and dependence. According to a recent UK government survey, people spend an average of more than 35 hours a week browsing on their phones. Particularly prominent is the amount of time people use their phones before going to bed. After a busy and tense day of study and work, people usually want to enjoy a relaxing recreational activity, such as logging into social media sites, checking some comments, information and Blogs posted by family, friends or even strangers; watching videos or playing games, etc. Some of the activities that you do on your phone seemingly relaxing, are actually often too exciting to stop, even if you're mentally exhausted in the middle of the night. This causes people to form the habit of going to bed late. According to the survey, more than 30% of late night mobile phone users go to bed after 1: 00am, and more than 25% of them can’t put down their phone before 3: 00 in the morning. However, medical scholars believe that the sleep time of teenagers should not be later than 9 pm. Adults should go to bed before 11pm. Scientists say that people who go to sleep when their body functions are exhausted and yielding for sleep while mentally unwilling usually have poor sleep quality, which will cause people to have insomnia, lack of concentration, dizziness and other physiological problems. Once a bad habit is formed it is difficult but not impossible to change. The British government calls on people to exercise self-discipline on the use of mobile phones to ensure their physical and mental health. People should set an alarm clock on their mobile phones and stop using their mobile phones once the set time is reached. It's best to put the phone on silent, or turn it off to prevent any notifications from tempting people to pick up the phone again. It has been scientifically proven that as long as a habit persists for more than 21 days, it is possible to quit successfully. It is time to ditch The phone before bed.