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Smartphones can make people lazy thinkers. This is because people tend to use their smartphones as a way to avoid thinking about things that are not vitally important. Additionally, smartphones can impact the way in which our brain processes information, which can lead to people making less intelligent decisions.
Smartphones are probably the most significant and groundbreaking invention of our generation. There is very little argument against that fact – just think about it. In the beginning, computers used to be as large as huge halls where people actually operated inside of them, but now, we have convenient, tiny things called smartphones that fit into our pockets. More importantly, they allow us to perform calculations and operations that we could never have even imagined doing with those gigantic machines of the past.
However, like anything, do smartphones also come with a dark side?
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Heavy Usage Of Smartphones
In a recent experiment, 600 people were provided with various intuitive and analytical problems to solve; they were also allowed to use their cell phones. As it turned out, heavy smartphone use was associated with lower intelligence being demonstrated by their results. These people are commonly called lazy thinkers.
Humans tend to conserve their energy, as that conservation is an evolutionary demand. And yes, thinking does take a lot of energy, so we try to conserve energy by thinking less and less about things that aren’t vitally important. This is essentially us offloading information from our brain. This is fine for a short time, but because our brain is moldable, it begins to adapt to this habit of non-thinking and avoiding situations where we have to think hard about… anything! This is why it becomes increasingly difficult to stay sharp as we age, which tends to make people less intelligent as they age.
Smartphones are undoubtedly a great invention, but if you want to maintain your level of intelligence to the highest possible degree as you age, try cutting down on your smartphone use. Read a book, engage in a debate, create something artistic outside of a painting app…. there’s a far more fascinating world outside of your tiny screen!
