Negative affects of cell phones on human communication skills

Cell phones are an addiction

Technology causes us to lose the intimacy of face to face interactions

My personal experience

Technology gives us a sense of control

I am more engaged in conversations

When I go camping I have no phone service

I quickly become close with my childhood friends I barely see because we are more engaged with each other and do not face distractions in our interactions caused by cell phones

My mind is focused on the present and I stop stressing about missing out on what other people are doing on social media

we have a sense of control that is not provided in face to face interactions with people

In real life conversations we are more vulnerable and emotions are more real

we can follow whoever we want, like whatever posts we want, respond and talk to whoever we want, block whoever we want

When we talk with people through the phone, we can take time to formulate responses

cannot read body language, have eye contact, and read tone of voices through text message

lose the opportunity to create close bonds

skip the formal steps face to face conversation offers

texting causes a lot of miscommunication; misinterpret the meaning of a text

Cell phones cause a loss of communication skills

People often solve problems over text; this teaches children that expressing real emotions in real life is not okay

studies done shows that children's brains and learn less through technology than in person interactions

interacting with people teaches us communication skills, creativity, and collaboration skills

people are more likely to spend time on their phones that with their loved one

we use our phones to avoid interactions with people in public

we use our phones to not look alone/awkward in public when by ourselves

people know that they use their phones too much

people believe that other people use their phones way worse than they do