How often do you use your mobile phone?
Far too often, if I'm honest. It's within reach almost all day, from checking messages as soon as I wake up to chatting with friends before bed. I tried tracking my screen time once and was quite shocked, so now I keep it in another room while I'm studying, which helps a bit.
What do you mainly use your phone for?
Messaging, mostly. My family, friends and classmates all communicate through WhatsApp and Messenger. Beyond that, I use it for sending money through mobile banking, booking motorbike rides and watching short videos on the bus. I rarely make normal phone calls any more, except to my grandparents.
Can you remember your first mobile phone?
Yes, very clearly. It was a basic Nokia handset my father passed down to me when I started college, at around sixteen. It could only make calls, send texts and play Snake, but I felt incredibly grown-up carrying it around. The battery lasted nearly a week, which my current phone could never manage.
How much time do you spend online each day?
Probably six or seven hours, though a lot of that is for university. Our lecture slides, assignments and group discussions are all online now, so it's hard to avoid. The part I'd like to cut down on is the mindless scrolling late at night, which easily eats up another hour without me noticing.
What do you use the internet for most?
Apart from social media, mainly learning. I watch a lot of tutorials, for everything from statistics to cooking, and I've been using free online resources to prepare for IELTS. It's amazing, really. When my father was studying, he had to travel to a library for information that I can now find in seconds.
Could you live without the internet for a week?
I could, but it wouldn't be easy. Practically speaking, I'd fall behind with coursework and couldn't pay for anything through my phone. On a personal level, though, a week offline might do me good. When we visited my grandparents' village last year and the signal kept dropping, I actually slept better and read more.
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