14.How smartphones could be ruining your relationship
We carry our smartphones with us wherever we go.We didn't have the time to set any boundaries for smartphone usage,and now we find ourselves unable to save our relationships.Smartphones are very useful in many circumstances.(36)C
Lack of mindfulness
We become totally lost in our digital lives.Smartphones get in the way of our relationships,making it impossible for us to wholeheartedly devote our attention to the present moment.(37)D
Loss of communication
In fact,some people talk more about their relationships on Facebook than they do face-to-face with the person they're actually in a relationship with!(38)FWhy not do something together,other than sitting side by side staring at the displays on your individual phones?Excessive (过度的) smartphone use makes it impossible for us to build any new,sincere relationships.
Prioritizing (优先) the wrong models of communication
(39)GWe damage our happiness and harm our relationships,failing to see which is more important in our life.Small,precious moments are slipping away because we're focused on reading all of our emails,and we get unreasonably anxious if we put our phones away even for 30minutes.
(40)B
Unless you put boundaries to your phone usage,you will become addicted to it.We shouldn't feel stressed and anxious when we're in phone-free areas.We should be happy that we can value special moments happening each day and make good use of our time and our relationships.
A.Breakdown of relationships
B.Stress and smartphone separation anxiety
C.However,they can harm our relationships in indirect ways.
D.As a result,we lose many moments that are special and never to be lived again.
E.You don't even have to take a smartphone addiction test to see if you're addicted to it.
F.Why choose to communicate through social media,rather than enjoy a friend's company?
G.We've become addicted to digital communication,regarding real-life communication as secondary.