Benifits of not using smartphone

I am(21M) we are 4 members in my family my younger sister and my parents . My mom runs a small shop and my father too. We all have smartphones except my mom. Over 5 years we are using phones. But my don't have a smartphone or any phone she doesn't even know how to use it. At the night when father comes home and she too then she watch some serial in phone. I noticed she is more happier than 3 of us. She is extremely focused on her work and doesn't complain for anything and handle all the situation very wisely. She knows the real world and not influenced by the fake social media world.

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k_rocker•about 2 months ago•8

Your mum sounds cool.

It’s probably not just because she’s missing a smartphone. I guess even if she did have one she wouldn’t use socials either.

Happiness is a thing you choose to have.

I have a smart phone, I have socials (in fact I work with social media!). I follow things I want to follow, I don’t doom scroll. I have a great wife, two awesome kids, I enjoy my job, I enjoy my life.

I’m happy. And I have a smartphone.

I’m not saying that it isn’t a contributing factor, but blaming smartphones is lacking real data points (your sample size is 1).

she-happiest•about 1 month ago•3

I think the biggest benefit is simply having fewer distractions. Smartphones are useful, but constant notifications and social media can easily take up time and attention without us realizing it. Your mom probably benefits from being more present and focused on what’s actually happening around her.

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Reasonable-Hat7444•about 1 month ago•1

its probably a person thing, not just a smartphone thing, your mom sounds very cool! kudos to her

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