10 bad cell phone habits you should stop (1)

We LOVE our phones, right? Especially our modern day Smartphone that can do magical things that sometimes causes us to openly profess our love for them even more. Not only do they aid us in a variety of ways throughout our daily lives, such as keeping connected with people through a phone call or catching up with work related stuff, but they’re considered a necessity in this day and age.

However, there are just certain scenarios or situations where we really need to stop, think, and realize that maybe we should just disconnect – like entirely.

1. Distracted driving: Without question, at one point or another, we were all guilty of doing this one while driving. Certainly, some people have changed their ways and vowed to never use their handset while driving after fully comprehending the disastrous results that can occur, but still, it happens all the time with other drivers on the road.

Try as hard as they can, but there’s this invisible grip that devices have on some people. Resisting is such a hard thing to do at times, especially when you know it’s for something

important – like a job calling you back to offer you a position. To tell you the truth, it requires a strong will to resist those urges.

2. Not placing it on silent

for specific occasions: You know you’re going to the movies. Heck, they even play a quick video before a flick is about to play stressing the need to turn off your phone or place it on silent.

However, there are still people who forget to do such things, so when your catchy Britney Spears ringtone starts playing, you might actually allow it to play to its entirety in

order to prevent people from figuring out where it’s coming from in a crowded room.

3. Talking obnoxiously loud while on a conversation: Can you hear me now? That’s probably what comes to mind for those people who have to deal with obnoxiously loud individuals chattering away on their phones.

No, we don’t need to really know what you’re having for dinner tonight, so why don’t you just tone down the volume just a little bit.

4. Sharing conversations

over speakerphone: Sheesh, you’re already super loud with your tone of voice with phone calls, but why do you have the urge to put your entire conversation on speakerphone?

In addition to dealing with your yappy voice, the people around you will now suffer more having to hear the muffled voice of the person on the other end of the line.

5. Leaving your phone

to charge overnight: Call it convenience or laziness, people have this bad habit of plugging up their device each and every night before bed. It’s arguable as to how this will negatively affect the handset in the long run, but heck, it’s sucking up precious electricity.

Of course, we’re seeing more energy efficient chargers that automatically shut off once a handset is fully charged.

(Culled from: nokia.com ...follow @BrainyPoet & @ Daily_Trust)