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How is your phone changing you?

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As of 2016, of the 7 billion people on Earth, roughly 6 billion own a cellphone. So what are these popular gadgets doing to your body and brain? AsapSCIENCE investigates.

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Do you think it's important to take breaks from your phone or computer? Why or why not?

02/01/2021
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Madyson Lowrance-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I believe it's important to take a break from your phone or computer because you may get a headache starring at the screen for too long.

02/08/2021
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Austin Osby-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes because we use took much time on our cellphones doing useless stuff. We could be using that time more productively.

02/08/2021
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Chloe Reid • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take breaks from phones because the blue light is damaging to your eyes, the un-ergonomic positions we usually sit in while staring at our phone increase tension in your body, increases time not spent actually enjoying life, promotes a mindset of passivity and unconsciously scrolling, and teaches people to depend on little dopamine bursts.

02/08/2021
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Lyndon Beadles-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Most definitely because if you look at your screen multiple hours a day straight the chances of you getting bad eyesight increases significantly.

02/08/2021
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Mckenna Ayers-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is extremely important to take breaks from your phone, and regularly. I am on my phone way too often, and I know how unhealthy it is. Being on our phone constantly causes us to turn to our phone in any given situation, like boredom or to avoid awkwardness. I think we should find alternatives, like for boredom at home, we could read, clean our room, or just find any sort of fun or productive activity to do. For public situations, I think bringing around a book, or a camera, or even a little sketchbook or notepad, and use one of those whenever you have nothing to do, or are waiting for something.
With that being said, anyone could agree with this, and say they would like to do this, but it would never be put into action. So a way to implement this to happen, we could set an alarm or a reminder on our phone to remind us of certain things we want to get done, or to just simply remind us there is something else we could be doing other than being on our phones.

02/08/2021
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Mckenna Ayers-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

being on our phones too much can cause us even more social anxiety, because we are getting more and more used to talking to people through our phones, but not in real life. the blue light also causes vision problems, and makes us unable to produce melatonin properly.

02/08/2021 • 
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Annabelle Davis-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I believe it is essential to have breaks away from your phone and computer to let your brain recover.

02/08/2021
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Daniela Gomez-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes I think is extremely important to take breaks from your phone or computer or any electronic because your brain needs time to relax and once you're on an electronic for too long your eyes tend to hurt and you get a headache and that's because your brain is being overly used by an electronic.

02/09/2021
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Camden Chalfant-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I do because it decreases your blue light consumption, and when not on your phone you experience other things you might have missed.

02/09/2021
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Chloe Grantham • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, It is extremely important to take breaks. This is because constantly being on your phone forms bad habits. It also takes away from being and enjoying life outside a screen.

02/09/2021
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Deacon Tate • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes. It's important to take breaks from your phone and computer and do something active so you don't rot your brain.

02/09/2021
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Raegan Alexander • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's important to take breaks from your phone or computer because according to all of the statistical facts about them, it may not be wise to spend the majority of your day on them. Spending too much time on a phone can lead to improper posture, obesity, cancer, and diabetes.

02/09/2021
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Dakota Jackson-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, kids these days are to wrapped into technology they need to learn what a tree is

02/09/2021
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Brinn Thorpe • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I do think it is important to take breaks from your phone or comuputer. I say this because our brians were not meant to run off of technology. It is not good for us to constantly be looking at a screen and it is stated in the video everything it has caused problemes with. Personally when I take breaks from technology I feel refreshed.

02/09/2021
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Jaydan Mclaren-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I think it is important to take breaks from our phones because you can be doing many other active things then just starring at a screen all day everyday

02/09/2021
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Blake Hart-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Breaks are necessary to ensure that compulsion and eye strain don't occur.

02/09/2021
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Logan Rodgers-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

yes because we become too atatched too our phones and become dependent on them

02/09/2021
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Baljot Kaur-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

It is important to take breaks because it makes you lazy, you don't want to get up and be productive.

02/09/2021
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Brooklyn Martinez-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it can be healthy for people to take breaks for their phone mentally. Our eyes and back sand under a lot of stress from constantly being on our phone and taking some time off might be beneficial for people with back pain or headaches caused by eye strain

02/09/2021
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Brenna Bushman-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is important to take some breaks from your phone especially right before bed. Taking a break a few hours before bed will allow you to get more sleep.

02/10/2021
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Annabelle Watts • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes it is very important to take breaks from your phone or computer. Decreasing screen time will help develop deeper sleep as well as prevent nearsightedness. Additionally, being away from a phone or computer allows us to explore other hobbies and think without distractions.

02/10/2021
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Miguel Valdez • COMPLETED LESSON

it's very important, because despite the devices are a great tool in this age in which technology plays a key role in our lives, we have not to abuse of them, no matter how important they can be, no one excess is good, ever

02/10/2021
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Riley Horton-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, I think it is important to takes breaks from technology, it forms bad habits and it is not good for you to be staring down at a screen for hours.

02/10/2021
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Deivonn Spratt-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes because we use took much time on our cellphones doing useless stuff. We could be using that time more productively.

02/10/2021
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Hope Guderian-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, although it's hard because it seems like our whole life is on our phones, they are a big distraction.

02/10/2021
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Madalyn Carroll-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is very important to take a break from your phone or computer to give your brain a break and to get back into reality. A good break would be to go on a walk, workout, or drive around town!

02/10/2021
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Lucia Wilson-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes it is because being so attached to your phone can drain you and take you out of reality and then you lack social skills or being outside and just gaining seritonin.

02/10/2021
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Jaden Lloyd-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I do think it's important because it can damage your eyes and ruin your sleep. You could also be doing something more productive.

02/10/2021
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Abby Christison-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, It helps productivity, and it may help the overall body function, not spending time hunched over staring at a screen.

02/10/2021
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Haidee Fry-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is important to take breaks from your phone or computer because spending to much time on electronics is bad for your health.

02/10/2021
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Devon Scott-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it's important to take breaks from technology because it can give you opportunities to do some things that you wouldn't consider doing because of time spent on your phone. It could also give you a break from all the drama seen on social media on your phones.

02/10/2021
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owen tracy • COMPLETED LESSON

yes, if we take breaks we can be more productive in society, and it can reduce the amount of headaches and other medical diseases phones can cause

02/10/2021
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Mandi Lenon-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I do believe it is important to take breaks from your phone. I think we all fall under the compulsion loop and also need to take breaks for our mental health which can be damaged by social media.

02/11/2021
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yes because it can be addicting and you could block everything that means the most to than because your so attached to the phone

02/11/2021
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Samuel Fett-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes I think it is important but that doesn't mean that I'm going to.

02/11/2021
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Skye Lucas-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take breaks from your phone or computer. Blue light is harmful enough as it is, so sitting in front of it for long periods of time without looking away increases its effect. Also, if you are sitting in front of a screen for too long, your sleep will be affected and you could even increase your chances of developing serious health conditions.

02/11/2021
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Sean King • LESSON IN PROGRESS

It is important to take a break from your phone and computer because if you are staring at your computer for long periods of time it can cause serious eye strain, and blurry vision. I know this from experience because all day I was making up missing school work and it took me hours. I had little to no breaks and when I was done with everything, I had blurry vision along with eyestrain.

02/11/2021
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Mia Holliman-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes i believe it is important to take breaks because phones can being draining. Not only can they disrupt your physical health, they can be destructive toward mental health as well.

02/11/2021
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Timiyah Kinchion • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, this can help you mentally and physically. Taking a break from your phone will give you a fresh start to you. It might be hard but it's worth it

02/11/2021
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Charles Dory-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Its important to take a break as it helps your eyes relax and prevent overstraining. It also helps with your sleep and social development as always being at the computer has shown to be very harmful towards an individuals social abilities.

02/11/2021
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Emma Smith-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's very important to take breaks from my phone because it takes away time spent from my family and friends and also from the real world.

02/11/2021
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jack horton • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes because your eyes need a break from the screens. It can also help you to go outside.

02/11/2021
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Emily Romero • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes. I think taking breaks is very important because of the different things your phone can do to damage your eyes and brain.

02/12/2021
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Parker Coil-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take break from your phone or comuter because it is overall just way better for your health. Staring at screens all day can be harmful and breaks can minimize the effects that these screens put on us.

02/12/2021
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Lawson Laslo-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes! People are becomming obssesed with phones and never spend times outdoors, or learning new skills etc

02/12/2021
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Lydia Caldwell-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

yes. It is important because we could be doing productive things but instead we are doing stupid things on our phones.

02/12/2021
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Jillian Dickson-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take a break from your phone or computer because it is not good for your eyes and your posture. Also just to spend time without a phone to be with the people you love and spend your time taking in what's around you. You cannot go back in time and spend your time with people or be more aware, life is short and we need to enjoy time away from our phones.

02/12/2021
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Sierra Graham-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Resetting your body increases your blood flow and brain activity, so taking a break from sitting at your computer and taking a walk is important.

02/13/2021
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Diana Lopez Velasco-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

yes, this could help relieve stress and rest your eyes

02/13/2021
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Mia Attebery-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes because we will be able to be more productive and our minds will be more carefree when we aren't using social media. Also blue light is bad for the eyes so taking breaks especially before bed will help us to get a good sleep and be healthier.

02/14/2021
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Samuel Selby-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Judging by what the video has stated, yes it is important. Being in your phone regularly isn't really mentally (and sometimes physically) healthy.

02/15/2021
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Ian Michaelson • COMPLETED LESSON

for many people it is hard to put down their devices me included but they also have a way of making it so that you spend every moment of your spare time on a little computer that can fit in your pocket.

02/15/2021
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Wesley Volk-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes because rather than being on social media or playing a game, you could be doing something more productive with your time

02/16/2021
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Samuel Hopkins-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, so you get the chance to do more productive things.

02/16/2021
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kennedy mccreary • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is important to take breaks from your phone because it can be taking away from your time to do something productive. Starring at your cellphone all day could aslo cause eye strain and give you a headache.

02/16/2021
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Diana Lopez Velasco-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I do think that it is important to take breaks since a phone could be as addicting as a hard drug such as meth. Being able to control the amount of time spent on your phone should not be hard

02/16/2021
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Mekenzie Scholl-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take a break from your phone for a little while because 1- the blue light can damage your eye sight and interferes with the amount of sleep you get and 2- we could be spending our time more wisely and do something more productive

02/16/2021
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Tyler Cherry • COMPLETED LESSON

In my opinion it is important to take breaks from your phone or computer because it gives your brain a break helps your health.

02/16/2021
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Kyle Brantley-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is essential to take frequent breaks from devices. There are other ways to stimulate your brain, especially in nature. Plus it is good to get some physical activity in every day in order to keep your body functioning properly. Without our phones with us, it is up to us to stimulate our brains, which I think makes people more creative.

02/16/2021
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Sydnie Wylie-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

yes, I do, I think having a break every once in a while will not only benefit your health but also your mental health.

02/17/2021
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Revae Thomas-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes it is always a good idea to take breaks from your phone so that you can be involved in other things and actual people. It is also good for your health to take breaks and get outside.

02/17/2021
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Drew Snyder • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is smart to take a break because, we could use time not on phones to do more productive things

02/17/2021
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Layn Goley-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

yes it is important to take breaks and let your mind and brain rest.

02/17/2021
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Raven Phillips-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I believe its important to take breaks from technology because starin g at your phone or computer to o long can mess up your eyes and sleep

02/17/2021
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Reagan Sutherland • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is important to take break from your phone or computer because it can cause eye damage and headaches. We need to learn how to be more useful of our time because the four straight hours that we were on our phone, we could have gotten exercise, read a book, do homework or other work, cleaning, and even something so simple as socializing. Most people today, have a fear of being without their phone because that's how addicted we are to them.

02/18/2021
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Lucia Wilson-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes it is important because being stuck in your phone can cause issues with your sleep health and mind.

02/18/2021
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Sierra Graham-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

its good to take mental breaks to reset your system

02/18/2021
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Leif Blevins-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is important to take small breaks from your phone so you can reset in a sense.

02/18/2021
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William Burgess-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes it's important to take breaks from technology and why is this important? Because Studies have found that breaks can reduce or prevent stress, help to maintain performance throughout the day and reduce the need for a long recovery at the end of the day. Taking breaks has been shown to be important in recovering from stress, which can, in turn, improve your performance. Not only would it improve your performance, help recover from stress and so on, but taking a break from technology would also allow you to spend more time with people and build relationships because your not always caught up with technology.

02/18/2021
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Melanie Billuk • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it's very important because being on it too much could really affect you mentally and physically. Being on your phone too much can cause you to have bad vision from being in front of the phone all day. Especially when you have the brightness up, or even if you keep your phone too close to your face. This could also affect you're sleeping cycle. You need at least 6-8 hours of sleep a day to function, and staying up late at night on your phone can affect that.

02/19/2021
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Epi Sete • COMPLETED LESSON

Most definitely because in the world right now, all we ever look at are screens. On our phones, we tend to like at the latest drama or who did that or that, and sometimes we need a break before people's mental health start to go down.

02/19/2021
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Alexander Barber-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I believe it is important to take breaks from phones and or other devices because constantly staring at a device will cause a lot of eye strain. That then can lead to headaches, migraines, etc.

02/19/2021
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Katelyn Walling-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes because too much screen time can lead to help problems.

02/20/2021
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avery Tur • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes it is important to take breaks from looking at your phone because being on it too often makes you more reliant on having it and you become addicted and need it for everything you do. You can loose the ablility to do things on your own and actually put things into action. Time goes by fast when you are on your phone causing you to be unproductive with your time.

02/21/2021
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Hayden Money-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

yes because it allows your brain to relax from being on your phone and constantly looking at a screen

02/21/2021
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Ronald Owens • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's very important, as many teenagers get addicted to them and can't be away from them for a certain amount of time without getting anxious or something similar. Taking a break could allow teens to not rely on technology as much and enjoy time away from it.

02/22/2021
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Ian Michaelson • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is importand because of how much our phones impact our daylie lives.

02/22/2021
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Emma Boyd-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

I do believe it is important to take breaks from your electronics because it allows relief to your brain and body. If this is something that is hard, limit how long you look at your phone. Instead of using it for 3 hours straight, only use it to message someone back or google something.

02/22/2021
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Hannah Haskins-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Because the use of phones and computers are so addictive and can be unhealthy it's important to take breaks.

02/23/2021
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Mariana Cunha • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I believe that it is important to take a break from the cell phones and computers because everything in life requires balance. Although technologies bring us many good things, there is also a downside: addiction.

02/23/2021
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Mariana Cunha • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I believe that it is important to take a break from the cell phones and computers because everything in life requires balance. Although technologies bring us many good things, there is also a downside: addiction.

02/23/2021
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Mateus Chisti • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it's good for you to take a break from computer, especially if you work with it, to relax and come back even more focused.

02/26/2021
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Drew Burbank-Student • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, too much of the light from them can be damaging, and also it hurts to look at screens too long. It's also nice to enjoy things other than the internet or phones for a while.

02/28/2021
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Itzel Zaragoza • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's important to breaks from your phone because blue light damages your eyesight.

03/11/2021
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Kierra Shirley • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is important to take breaks form your phone/computer. I think that taking breaks from technology is important because sometimes you just need to refresh your brain

03/11/2021
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Noemí Flores • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Seeing all these disadvantages I can say that it is important to take a break from the cell phone. apart from being used inappropriately in most cases, I think it is important to take care of our physical and mental health.

03/14/2021
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taylor scheer • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes to refresh your mind.

03/16/2021
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Kat Jopin • LESSON IN PROGRESS

hi XD

03/19/2021
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Ana Carolina Castelo Branco • COMPLETED LESSON

I believe it is very important to take a break from our phone or computer because the blue light can damage our eyes and our brain needs a break to rest.

03/23/2021
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Анастасия Кожурина • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think? that it is very important. Becouse without breaks we can live in imagine life, stop need in normal conversatons with alive people.

03/29/2021
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Antonio Conesa • COMPLETED LESSON

Time is short and there are a lot of interesting things to do and with so much time staring at our phones we let life pass us by without being aware of it.

03/31/2021
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Munisa Miniso • LESSON IN PROGRESS

absolutly, we need breaks from phone, but it's really hard because we they became part of our lives. It's nesessary to our brains relax, i think when we are not using our phones we are more creactive and productive. Also it's bad for our health,too

04/01/2021
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Ella Mccormick • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is so that your eyes can have a break and have some time to relax from staring at a screen

04/01/2021
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gucci man • LESSON IN PROGRESS

You should because if you're there for to long looking at a screen it makes your eyes feel worse and it's not good if your just siting and not doing anything productive.

04/01/2021
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Lily Uncomfortable naming such • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes. If you spend too much time on a device, it will harm your mind, body, and thiking.

04/01/2021
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Tani Sh • COMPLETED LESSON

I am sure that it's very important to take a break from devices. They have a bad effect on the brain, health, relationships.

04/04/2021
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Piper Carmickle • COMPLETED LESSON

I do believe it is important to breaks from the computer or your phone, as often use of those technologies results in us being in one position for an extended period of time. So, you should take breaks to move around and rest your eyes.

04/04/2021
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Evelina Woods • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, i do. I actually noticed that the days when I don't use my phone (especially social media) I become more productive and motivated to do something. It feels like you're full of energy. So doing days-off from your phone is a great way to spend time efficiently and enjoy being present at the moment.

04/05/2021
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jooae lee • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is necessary to take breaks from phones. It really interrupts my daily things especially the things that must be done fast. Using Smartphone is unintentional. It is kinds of habits. Checking messages and watching Youtube are sometimes meaningless. Taking breaks from phones is important because of my priority things.

04/05/2021
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Hùng Nguyễn Thanh • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, of course. I think taking breaks from the phone or computer is really important. It will harm your eyes and your posture. Also, If you spend all day using your phone. You will decrease gradually your emotion with something around you. You might not come up with solutions to problems social. But someone works about technical. They can't take breaks from your computer. They always spend their time using the computer so their health is harm. In my opinion, They should balance their life and work. They should do more activities physically, keep a good posture and relax their eyes.

04/06/2021
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Kyal Kyal • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is important to take break because using all day long can cause our health worse and can damage our body and eyes. Sometimes I feel stressed out using social media for hours. I think we should spend 4 hours a day at most.

04/10/2021
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hager gamal • COMPLETED LESSON

yeah completely agree with the idea of taking breaks from my phone, cause I feel more comfortable, active, and productive in my day.
not just sitting in my phone scrolling for nothing and doing nothing in my day then I feel bad about myself and continue being in that loop

04/11/2021
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Tanya Grischuk • LESSON IN PROGRESS

When i take break in my phone i feel like my mind is relaxing. I'm sitting in tiktok and this app has funny videos. It make my mind relax. So I suppose that take break in my phone it's important. But also if it's break not keeping long.

04/14/2021
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Manuela Koch • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, it is crucial to limit the time spend on your mobile phone or computer in your freetime. The majority of us have a 9 to 5 office job, where we sit the whole day at work.

04/17/2021
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danna Janet Chavez Ramírez • COMPLETED LESSON

yes, i think is very important, because we spend a lot of time using it and it can afect us, we need to take breaks or we can start with problems in our feelings, body, etc

04/17/2021
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Dovydas Budvitis • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it's important to take breaks, because I personally get headaches after few hours on my phone.

04/19/2021
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Sharia Ortega • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is important, since the excessive use of these technologies can harm our health, in addition to moving away from our cell phone or computer, it will open the way to dedicate ourselves to other things, such as reading or exercising.

04/19/2021
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Citlaly Isabel Guerrero Plata • COMPLETED LESSON

yes, because it affects health

04/19/2021
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Mariana Alcalá Rodríguez • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I think it's very important for our physical and mental health, as it can trigger other problems

04/19/2021
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Paloma Peláez • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, is important to rest from the phone, as long as we have finished our homework, it would be good to take a book before sleeping.

04/19/2021
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ANA KAREN LOPEZ QUITERIO • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, it is important to give our mind, eyes and body time to rest, so as not to lose ourselves of our reality

04/19/2021
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DIANA HERNÁNDEZ RAMOS • COMPLETED LESSON

A rest is always necessary and more than one device such as our cell phone as for our physical and mental well-being

04/20/2021
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dooly blossom • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes because our eyes may hurt when we keep using phone for a long time.

04/23/2021
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Lei Xiao • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think so, BUT I believe it is hard to achieve the expectation all the time :)

04/25/2021
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Valeria Janeth Mendoza • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's important to take a break of our phones or computers because this gadgets are kind bad and give us some consequences in our healty but in this moment is very difficut because it's the only thing that connect us with the world.

04/26/2021
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SHANIA AGLAE PEREZ BANDALA • COMPLETED LESSON

I consider it important to take a break from technology, for our physical and mental health. Since as we know the excessive use causes deteriorated thus the person.

04/26/2021
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Suzette Kolb • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it's important to take breaks. You can't produce melatonin properly to sleep.

04/27/2021
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MARIA CITLALLI HERRERA ROMERO • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Rest is necessary in many activities that we perform daily, not only testing our physical endurance but also, related to this, to prevent an overload that leads to muscle injuries, or derive in any type of health disorder that can bring a setback in the future.

We should not only think of rest as being at home, relaxing and enjoying a nap, or when the day ends and we need to go to sleep, but every moment in which we relax and eliminate pressures.

04/28/2021
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JESUS ALAIN GUZMAN BAUTISTA • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Of course, because they can cause serious problems to our health such as myopia and poor posture.

05/01/2021
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qwq air • COMPLETED LESSON

Definitely yes, but l can tell you l can't do that lol.

05/02/2021
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Ruslan Jabbarov • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, personally I think it worsen our productivity and life quality. Also it damages our brain and eyes which leads to sleep disorders, myopia and etc.

05/02/2021
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Pujita Settivari • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes because looking at technology for too long with no breaks causes a strain on your eyes that can lead to a headache. Sitting for too long is also bad :').

05/02/2021
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Jimena Mayte Márquez Pérez Padilla • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes because your healthy its important to keep, maybe for 5 minutes its not gonna happen anything but for 4 hours your gonna feel a lot of tired and your are going to weight up

05/03/2021
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Dennis Urban • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes I think it’s important to take a break from your phone or computer. Because it’s not good to be arched while looking at your phone it is equivalent to 8 year old child sitting on your back.

05/04/2021
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Roselin Alamilla Godínez • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take the use of technologies because they bring us many good things, but it has a great disadvantage that they disconnect you from everything around you due to addiction.

05/04/2021
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STEPHANIE CARMIN SOSA TREJO • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, it's important.

05/07/2021
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DIANA LAURA TREJO MARTINEZ • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I agree to take a break from electronic devices, especially by sight, because many of the times we do not realize the danger we run from being near electronic devices for a long time.

05/08/2021
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Miriam Gallardo Padilla • COMPLETED LESSON

yes, I think it is very important because being there for a long time can cause pain in the eyes due to not blinking or headaches due to prolonged use.

05/12/2021
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Dianys Luz • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is very important to rest for a while so as not to have myopia problems or some pathology that is too harmful.

05/12/2021
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HELLEN MEZA PINEDA • COMPLETED LESSON

We can use applications that help us reduce the time we spend on the phone.

05/12/2021
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MAYRA GUADALUPE MELO RANGEL • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, it is important to rest, because as we know everything can be a cause of addiction, and it makes us dependent on technology

05/13/2021
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Irvin Ramon Serna Gómez • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I feel that if it is very important, since we must rest our back and also our vision, since due to this the vision is deteriorating and little by little the posture worsens.

05/14/2021
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Alondra Pérez Martínez • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think is really important that we take breaks from our electronic devices in general. Sometimes, when used to often, these can be harmful for ourselves and we don't even notice it.

05/14/2021
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Odette Islas Avila • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, I think it's necessary because it allows us to enjoy more things other than social media, and create an addiction that can cause us problems in the future.

05/14/2021
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Mónica Yamelith Hernández • LESSON IN PROGRESS

yes, I think it's important to take breaks because it's not good for us to spend a lot of time on the cell phone or on the computer, our eyes may be affected by this.

05/14/2021
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LESLIE TELLEZ GIRON AMADOR • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I think it is extremely important to take a break, because it causes us various damage and addiction to it.
I believe that we can distract ourselves in different ways and obtain greater benefits.

05/14/2021
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angeles garcia • LESSON IN PROGRESS

yes because it can be addicting and you could block everything that means the most to than because your so attached to the phone

05/17/2021
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LIZ DENNITH TREJO ESCAMILLA • LESSON IN PROGRESS

If it is important to rest from electronic devices since thanks to this we lose moments with family and society in general.

05/17/2021
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DULCE JANETH BAUTISTA VARGAS • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I plan to develop a schedule to do more things that benefit me, such as reading a book.

05/17/2021
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FLOR JANETH BAZÁN RAMÍREZ • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I plan to develop a schedule to do more things that benefit me, such as reading a book.

05/17/2021
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Ryan Hantke-Student • LESSON IN PROGRESS

It's important to stay active throughout the day and not get to engaged with our phones for long amounts of time

05/18/2021
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Nozomi Kitaura • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes because we need to use phones more effectively and efficiently. I recently think we are used by phones. It's supposed to be used to make our life better and more comfortable BY us, in the first place. So, If we stop using them too much, we would feel happiness to make our life by ourselves.

05/19/2021
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winnie yo • LESSON IN PROGRESS

yes because it is produces blue light and it can dmage ours eyes .

05/19/2021
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Laisvydas Adašiūnas • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is important to take a break from the phone, because your eyes can rest, you will rest from the computer yourself and then you will not hurt your head or feel bad, tired

05/19/2021
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Eglė Kanopaitė • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I think it's important to take breaks, because they are bad for our health and it is waisting our time.

05/19/2021
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Jokūbas Spaičys • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think you need to take a break because sitting too long at the compo or phone can bring a lot of problems: Such as wearing glasses, lack of sleep

05/19/2021
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Kornelija Kornelija • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes it is important to take break from computer or phone because your brain and your eyes are getting very tired and also your eyes are getting weaker if you always stay on your phone or computer

05/19/2021
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Gabija D • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, because you need to rest your eyes.

05/19/2021
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Genea Martoccia • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take a break from your phone because if you put your phone down you will see there is an entire world. You can relax your brain or eyes from staring into your phone.

05/19/2021
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Brooklyn Reddick • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, it is important to be able to take time from devices. It will help with lots of things like mental health and eyesight. You'll have more time to go outdoors and do other activities.

05/19/2021
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Lucy Bergman • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I do think it is important and necessary to take breaks from a blue light device every so often. We all get sucked into our little world in our phones, spending hours every day looking down at it. All this time could be used more productively towards other activities or goals you have. Also no to mention all the health problems staring at a phone all day can lead to... Not just physically, but also mentally sometimes too.

05/19/2021
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Maleaya Rice • COMPLETED LESSON

I think its important because you can not be paying attention to stuff you should be.

05/19/2021
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Joyce Lin • COMPLETED LESSON

I definitely think it's important to take breaks! It harms our eyes when we spend hours on a device, and we could do other things that entertain us rather than spending it on your phone.

05/19/2021
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Seo haewon • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it's important to take breaks in a long deep sleep for this reasons. First, while we looking at phone or computer we can't sleep well because this video says we should read some books before we sleep. I agree for this reasons because before I watch some you tubes before I sleeps. Than I always watched it in now I can't sleep well so I always feel tired. So I think sleeping is the most important things in break.

05/21/2021
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kasfi ansari • COMPLETED LESSON

It is really important to take a break while you are on your phone and computer cz continuous sitting causes improper blood circulation, back aches and you will not be able to concentrate what you are learning. and a good body posture must be there while you are watching or writing something, otherwise you will not be able to spend a sufficient time for a your work and thus you became less productive.

05/22/2021
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Sir Raja • COMPLETED LESSON

I rather believe to take breaks from internet than smartphone. Smartphone is like an embodiment, but its soul is the internet.

05/25/2021
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thac pham • LESSON IN PROGRESS

i think you should not take breaks with a phone or a computer
because the breaks time is the rest time for your brain . your brain is unique so please cherish it and do not harm it

05/27/2021
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linda khalid • LESSON IN PROGRESS

yes, i think it is extremely important to take breaks from your phone because the blue light can damage your eyes and you get a headache, and there are many reasons too, so yes take a break and do something useful and enjoy your life.

05/31/2021
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Paty ML • COMPLETED LESSON

Definitely yes because when we are using the computer we spend many hours in the same position. For that we should stretching our body.

06/05/2021
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Dang Truong • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, absolutely. I do believe that taking breaks from phones or computers is absolutely beneficial for our health and also working aspect. Firstly, spending time too much on digital devices will take away your necessary time for other chores need to be done. Then, you have to spend time to do them in your free time. This leads to the consequence of no time for recuperating from doing things. For doing this for a long time, You will see how badly your body reacts to daily jobs. and the later aspect is not an exception. Working time needs you to focus 100% on what you are doing. Otherwise, it has a negative effect on your job assesment.

06/12/2021
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Simon Prittipal • COMPLETED LESSON

Your eyes tend to hurt and you get a headache if you're on an electronic for too long according to Dr. John O'Donovan from the University of Dundee's brain health department. Take breaks from your phone or computer. Don't be afraid to take breaks.

06/14/2021
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Yasmin Obaid • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it’s very important to take breaks from your phone or computer because you become so addicted to these devices that you forget to take care of yourself like you forget to eat you forget to get ready like you wanna just stay in bed watch movies and just hang out like you don’t wanna go out see family interact with people outside and staying on your devices for too long can cause so much damage to your eyes and back.

06/17/2021
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my ngo • LESSON IN PROGRESS

We should spend less time on computers and phones because I think we should focus on non-screen activities. Also, the screen can make us near-sighted or we will have to wear glasses, which people think are uncomfortable. Some people watch kinds of stuff on the screen before bedtime, and sometimes they watch too much and the topics they are watching about are being better, so they watch and watch, some don’t sleep because they are focusing on the technologies too much. You should take a rest and have a break from your phone and computer so your brain can recover. That's all, thanks for reading!

06/30/2021
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Darbie Backer • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, I think it's very important to take breaks from the phone. Otherwise you'll loose the connection to the real world and forget to live. Also spending too much time on the phone seriously harms your health

07/05/2021
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Nathália Celestino • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, it's very important to take breaks, because our lives go much farther than a screen, we have to learn to balance our time for don't lose our reality.

07/06/2021
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Gh Hu • LESSON IN PROGRESS

i think taking a break for 5 minutes long after 25 minutes of using your phone is nice

07/07/2021
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Selin Kocaoğlu • COMPLETED LESSON

in my opinion, taking break from computer and phone is significant. The opposite of this leads to many healthy diseases and failure in field or branch for example, myopia and nearsightedness, especially in back tension

07/12/2021
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Diana Malook • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I guess it's necessary to put down your gadgets for a while. Everyone should spend some time with its own thoughts and don't forget be with his or here family and friends. Because exactly this things make your life better, social media makes only an illusion of it.
And one more important thing, phones take away not only your time but also your physical health. Consequences are pretty terrifying... just watch this video.

07/12/2021
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paula sanchez • COMPLETED LESSON

Off course, it is necessary , because how the video showed, we has created a dependency of multimedia and we spend a lot hours in a virtual world, totally disconnected of reality.

07/12/2021
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Ayushi Parashar • LESSON IN PROGRESS

yes i think its important to take break from your phone or computer. Here is the 3 simple reason --
1.its good for our brain and eyes as well.
2.these short breaks will lesser your chances to get addicted to your smart phone.
3.the more time you spend in the real world the more you feel alive and connected .
So i guess its good for your over all health.

07/14/2021
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Nurdaulet Toregaliyev • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes of course. Because if we don't take a break, then our eyes hurt, we won't be able to look further, maybe more

07/20/2021
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LESLY PAMELA HERAS CALLE • COMPLETED LESSON

Every year in late spring, people from around the world choose to take a fresh look at their relationship with electronic media. They do so by participating in Screen-Free Week, which this year starts on April 30. This annual “media detox” began in 1994, when it was called TV-Turnoff Week, and has found renewed relevance in the age of smartphones.

07/21/2021
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Polina Kocheva • LESSON IN PROGRESS

i think that it is important to take breaks from your phone or computer because breaks help to improve our mental health as without phone or computer we concentrate on real life

07/22/2021
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Huỳnh Trần Yến Nhi • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it's important to take breaks from your phone or computer. Because if you use smartphone in a long time, you will feel more tired and lazy, and you also feel eyestrain for the blue light from sceen. Nowaday, most of teenager have their smartphone used for diffferent purposes. However, it will has people who use it in right way or wrong way, had a lot of young people took advantage of smartphone too much for gaming,..etc. This led on amount of young myopia people incresed significantly. We should only use it when it is essential and of course it must be within the time allowed. Reading book is a great idea to avoid smartphone. Let's go out and undergo, you will find more interesting things.

07/23/2021
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Durjoy Shaha • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes,, i think that we should take a break from phone/computer cause its really harmful,, and it also takes our valuable time,,, we can make that time for our good usage,, but we are not doing this,, so its not important to use our phones or computer all the time,,, im using all the time and facing very bad situations,, i cant study hard for this

07/30/2021
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Marième Diakhate • COMPLETED LESSON

Personally, I started, reducing the time I spend with my phone. It really impacts my mental health as I spend hours watching other people's life and saying to yself that mine is miserable. I decided to focus on my feelings instead of comparing to others.

08/02/2021
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Anett Anett • COMPLETED LESSON

I am here thanks Linguamarina channel. I like these short videos, yes, in my opinion it is very important that we take a break from phones, TV and the internet during the holidays and weekends. It is important that we limit the use of phones, in view of our eyesight and the time, which we spend on them ...

08/02/2021
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Shofa Nabilah • LESSON IN PROGRESS

It's important to take breaks from our phone and computer because if we spend a long time just to see that screen, we can have any bad impact to our body, like have myopic, headache, etc. we also can't sleep easily because addicted to play phone

08/03/2021
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Seth Heller • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, it is crucial to manage your time on the phone. If you do not manage it, then that leads to addiction and then to a mess up in you're sleep schedule.

08/04/2021
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graceella symphoni • COMPLETED LESSON

i think it's so important cause phone very confiscated we daily life. Regardless of various health problems, we are don't interaction with family or our friend. We are just looking for people who are far from those who are near us

08/07/2021
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Klangjai Patanant • COMPLETED LESSON

All of the technology is created to facilitate humans, but it doesn't mean that it has no downside. By using a phone too much can cause nearsightedness, sleep disorder, and diminishing productiveness.

08/15/2021
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Isabel Luciana de Jesus • COMPLETED LESSON

Because beyond done bad the health, ew have many other things taht can do alstead of stay in the cell phone or internet.

08/23/2021
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Georgia Kaparelioti • LESSON IN PROGRESS

To be honest, i really do believe that it is important to take breaks from our phones for many reasons. To begin with, people, especially teenagers, get addicted to their smartphones and this causes a lot of problems like myopia but also it makes us think that we cannot live without it and we really get anxious every time we put it down. Also, phones might also change our behavior or generally the way we think. Some scientist claim that children nowadays find very difficult to draw something as they spend a lot of time on their phones and as a result they are not able to create new images on their own.

08/27/2021
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Paradiso Chiara • COMPLETED LESSON

Of course, when we spend a lot of time in front of a screen sometimes we have to take a break mostly for eyes. So get a walk for a few minutes to rest our eyes because the more time we use technology , the worse our health will be. For this reason something more productive can be done.

08/30/2021
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Daniela Azuaje • COMPLETED LESSON

Definitely, be caused we need rest to create energy and have a productive day.

08/31/2021
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Mila Ayanah • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I do. because using mobile phone in long hours a day will affected our health.

09/01/2021
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Elena Lucia Russo • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that it is important to take breaks for your phone or computer because it harms your mental and physical health. I also think that taking breaks can make us more productive and reduce the risk of addiction to our technological devices.

09/02/2021
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Petito Marika • COMPLETED LESSON

I think, like everyone else, that it is necessary to take a break from the phone and from technology because it is not good for our health to spend many hours with the phone in the wrong position. I also think it's important to get back to reality and be outdoors

09/02/2021
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Isabela Resende • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, i think we should use our phones just when we need, and not wake up and look on instagram. But at the same time i feel that we lost the abillity of live without our phones, sometimes when i try to spend 1 hour without used it i truly don't know what to do, it's hard to be doing nothing.

09/03/2021
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GREGORIO VELEZ CARVAJAL • COMPLETED LESSON

I think that yes that we have to take breaks of our cell phones or computers because the cell phone is important but we have to take breaks because it could damage our eyes.

09/06/2021
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Isabela Navarro • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, because its something addicted that can affect you, so a breake its very necessary and good for you.

09/06/2021
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MONSERRAT ARCILA ESCOBAR • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it is important to take breaks from our phones and computers because it can cause lots of problems in your body and you can get really sick.

09/06/2021
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PEDRO SANIN SANCHEZ • COMPLETED LESSON

I think, like everyone else, that it is necessary to take a break from the phone and from technology because it is not good for our health to spend many hours with the phone in the wrong position. I also think it's important to get back to reality and be outdoors

09/06/2021
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MARTIN MUNERA VELEZ • COMPLETED LESSON

I think its important to take breaks from your phone because it can help your mental health and make a better sleap cycle and may get you headache .

09/06/2021
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carlota mejia • COMPLETED LESSON

because the phone is like an addiction so we need to take some brakes

09/06/2021
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LUCIANA MEJIA SALAZAR • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes,because thanks to it we can sleep better,have more energy,spend more time doing more important things for example studying,or sharing time with our family

09/06/2021
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NICOLAS MELO PADILLA • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, because if we take breaks like of 10 to 15 minutes we could regulate our time better and also to not get adicted that much.

09/06/2021
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ISABELA FLOREZ JARAMILLO • LESSON IN PROGRESS

It is very important to have time without looking at the screen because it is not very good for your health to be watching the screen for a long time because it can cause headaches for example.

09/06/2021
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LUCIANA VASQUEZ PELAEZ • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's important because if not every people will isolate on screens.

09/06/2021
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GABRIELA RUZ GIRALDO • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, because if you don't take a break you will becaome addictive and if you become addictive you won't sleep good and you can have diabetes, cancer or obesity.

09/06/2021
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EMILIANA ARANGO RAMIREZ • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think that yes because if you may don´t stop later it would be more difficult to stop watching your phone or computer, and also you may get a headache.

09/06/2021
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SARA QUIROZ RAMIREZ • LESSON IN PROGRESS

Yes, I think yes becuase like the video says without having breaks you are going to get addicted and it will afect your sleep, or it can mske more easy to have obesity, diabetes or cancer.

09/06/2021
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MANUELA MEJIA OCHOA • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is important to have brakes from the electronic divice because if you use it to much you are probably going to be leaving slowly your social life and everything you do is going to depend on your phone.

09/06/2021
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ISABELA HERMOSA ZULUAGA • LESSON IN PROGRESS

I think it is important to take a break from your phone because you can do more productive stuff.

09/06/2021
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Qing Qing • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I think it's important. It is because when you are facing a screen for long period, your eyes will get into trouble easily. The possibility of getting myopia is very high. In addition, you may lose your productivity, due to don't have time to rest your mind and do innovative or creative jobs.

09/06/2021
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Vincenzo Manganiello • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's important to take breaks from your phone or pc because the blue lights of these software are very dangerous. I believe that the phone in our years is basic but we have to use this very careful.

09/07/2021
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Alessia Cavuoto • COMPLETED LESSON

Yes, I think it's important to take breaks from your phone or computer because in addition to being a source of distraction, they can demage our health: taking breaks from technology we would certainly be more productive, moreover the blue light emitted by phones worsens the quality of sleep.

09/07/2021
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Zullo Alessia • COMPLETED LESSON

i think it's very important to take a break from the phone or computer, maybe spend time reading or with friends so our brains rest

09/10/2021
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Martignetti Fabiola • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's important to take breaks from the phone, because it has serious consequences, first of all physical, such as poor posture and myopia, and very often it also isolates us from the real world, from friendships, from family.

09/11/2021
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Đào Mạnh Mạnh • LESSON IN PROGRESS

i think it's important bc it effect your eyes,ur time,....such as i want to sleep early but when i use my phone i cant sleep bc too much content i can discover on my phone and i can stop,its interesting

09/13/2021
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abril nieblas • COMPLETED LESSON

I do think it's important to take a break from our phones because it is not letting our brain develop as needed and it's harming our health physically and mentally. the reason I think this is because it damaging our learning skills making everything easier for us and not letting our brain exercise, it's also damaging us physically because of the position we are in during the time we are using those devices and mentally because is causing us to sleep deprivation and if we do not sleep 8 hours maximum its causing us mental issues.

09/13/2021
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Pagano Antonio • COMPLETED LESSON

obviously you can't stay on the phone 24 hours a day.sometimes you need a break

09/14/2021
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Johan Montano • COMPLETED LESSON

I think it's important to take breaks from our phones from time to time. It'll help us and improve in some parts of our health

09/21/2021
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clarissa frances • LESSON IN PROGRESS

it's super important from my opinion since the blue lights itself from the cell phone can causing your eyes feels tired and smarting.

09/22/2021

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