What To Do When Your Phone Falls

Smartphones have become cheaper, and you probably have one.And it brings about a million possibilities with it. Sure, it did all thenecessary things like alarm, clock, maps and stocks – but with internet, appsand a quest to search, there is no end.

And hence, it is no wonder that you spend most of your time on the phone. It seems like you can’t distance yourself from the phone.

Rant On Phone

If you fell and your phone fell alongside, you are moreinclined to save the phone than yourself.

It becomes a state of worry if anything becomes morevaluable than your life. Your broken bones, blood and bruises aren’t okay whenyou got them while saving your smartphone. One bizarre phenomenon which hashappened is this – you can’t come to peace while going alone without your phone.If you live in a city then getting lost is difficult and asking for help iseasy. Still, you would find comfort in the arms of your phone.

Also, there is a need to check your phone again and again –what’s new. Because most of the times, there isn’t anything new. So you havethousands of notifications as ‘ON’ because you need an excuse to check thephone.

And you get anxious if the phone doesn’t vibrate for a longtime like 5 minutes. You take out your phone and check if you got any newmessages, or any major news has broken. Or maybe you check how many followersyou have raked in. Congratulations, you now have 1 more follower fromyesterday.

Social Platforms And Their Truth

Most of the social points do nothing, and it works for one reason alone – it helps you keep score of your social status.

Now that is a thing. And that’s why companies like Facebook,Twitter and Instagram are tapping into. They know you have this hunger forsocial points where you can compete to be on the top. So they give yourfollower count, duration and activity status and make them public.

Now you feel like these are the things which will decideyour worth. And so you start working hard to make those validations go up. Andthus you contribute to make the platforms powerful, make them money and youbecome an unpaid intern.

But the real world intern is forced, tricked or manipulated.And in some cases, they don’t have any choice if they want a job. You, on theother hand, get deep into these mechanisms to only go gain status. And after 5years, you realize this ain’t something beneficial. Instead, you could haveworked on some passion project.

And then there is Snapchat, TikTok and many such apps. Sure,you can make money, have an influence if you become big. And that’s how you areusing it knowing the consequences then okay. But in most platforms, you can’tdo much or make justifiable money even if you get big.

For example, even if you get big on any platform – the platform owners just have to restrict your reach. And you can’t do anything about it. This has already started on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. So the only way to win is to play by their rules. And if you do so, are you even following your passion.

Being At Peace

Sure, spending time on social media on a conscious level todo some time pass is fine. But that should be it. If you are gaining socialvalidation, then you are destined to be doomed. If you want to do business ormake money, then it would be better if you put your energy into something youhave substantial of your own alongside the social presence.

Now that the rant of using the smartphone in a bad way isover. Let’s tackle the question – what do you do when your phone fells. Do youget scared or angry or sad?

It would be justifiable given how much of your world resideson your phone. But the best response is to say – Okay.

And this should be deliberate practice. Whenever somethingbad happens, just say okay. And then don’t react. Slowly it will build out acharacter of you – which lets you be at peace when the bad things happen.

When your phone fell and broke, what can you actually do?Can you reverse it, no? Then there is no point in being so mad. Sure, you canbe sad. But by practicing to say – okay, you will make the moving on theprocess a lot quicker and better.

Also, it doesn’t make any sense to shout at anyone when theyfell your phone. Accidents happen and imagine yourself at their position.Damage is already done, why do some more. Breathe and say okay. And now work onto fix it. Accept their apology and move on.

This will help you to focus and let your energy channel intoa positive vibe. Remember, whenever you feel some strong negative emotionsbundling up, say okay.