SA #3: The “Moment” App

Thesis: Everyone needs to download the Moment application to monitor their mobile phone usage.

More and more, we are seeing technology become a part of our everyday lives in this digital age. This can prove to be both a positive aspect as well as a negative one. According to CNN.com, the average American now spends about eleven hours a day behind a screen.(https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/30/health/americans-screen-time-nielsen/index.html) That is absolutely mind-blowing if you ask me! The Statistics Portal also informs us that the average person now spends more than two hours per day on social media alone. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/433871/daily-social-media-usage-worldwide/)  

I have a solution. Everyone needs to download the Moment application to monitor their daily mobile phone usage! Getting back time lost, keeping our minds in check, and being fully present in the moment are the three main reasons why everyone needs to do this!

Time is such a valuable resource. Once it is lost, it cannot be brought back! Downloading the Moment app will help us to reclaim the time lost every day navigating the never-ending sea of information that we call the Internet. Spending two hours on social media and eleven hours behind a screen in general adds up to over half of our twenty-four-hour day! The Moment app will aid in getting some of this precious time back. It will help you to set daily goals to decrease the amount of time spent on our cellular devices. Moment states that, “So far, we have given time back to over 7 million users. Those who subscribe to Moment Coach gain an hour back each day by following simple strategies designed to help them reimagine their relationship with their phone.” (https://inthemoment.io/) Time is of the essence. This life goes by faster than we think. Redeem time lost from looking at your phone and download this app!

 Our mental health is also affected from the heavy usage of our phones. It is becoming more and more common for people to develop mental illnesses like anxiety and depression from ill-advised use of mobile phones. Psycom, a mental health resource, states that focusing on likes, cyberbullying, making comparisons, having too many fake friends, and less physical interactions can all contribute to symptoms of anxiety or depression. (https://www.psycom.net/social-media-teen-mental-health)  Deciding to make use of an app like Moment will help us to keep our mental states in check!

One last reason why everyone should use the Moment app is to help with being fully present in the situations that we find ourselves in! Its website also tells us that, “Through short, daily exercises provided through Moment Coach, we help you use your phone in a healthy way so that you can be present for the parts of life that matter most.” It is all too easy to get distracted by our cellular devices and not devote our full attention to the present moment. Our relationships with ourselves, family members, friends, and others are suffering because of this! Reconnect with others and disconnect from the power of our phones by acquiring this application!

For the reasons of reclaiming time lost, retaining mental health, and being fully present, everyone needs to download the Moment application! Don’t let the power of your phone completely consume you! Take back the things that you value, download Moment, put your phone down, and see how much your life changes for the better!

“It is ironic that cell phones, originally designed as a communication tool, may actually hinder rather than foster interpersonal connectedness”

―Meredith David and James Roberts