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Our mobile phones are well and truly part of our lives with the average person checking theirs every six and a half minutes.
But that doesn't necessarily mean our devices make us happy.
In a recent Reddit thread, one user asked others to reveal what annoys them most about our current "smartphone culture".
The thread received more than 2,000 comments in less than 24 hours, proving it's a subject a lot of people feel passionately about.
Here are just 11 of the responses:
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Christopher Nolan(01 of10)
You’d think as the director of Interstellar, Christopher Nolan would be obsessed with all things tech. But Nolan doesn’t even own a mobile phone. He believes a phone wouldn't give him enough time to "think".
"You know, when you have a smartphone and you have 10 minutes to spare, you go on it and you start looking at stuff," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
"There's always someone around me who can tap me on the shoulder and hand me a phone if they need to." (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
"You know, when you have a smartphone and you have 10 minutes to spare, you go on it and you start looking at stuff," he told The Hollywood Reporter.
"There's always someone around me who can tap me on the shoulder and hand me a phone if they need to." (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Mary Berry(02 of10)
Baker and GBBO judge Mary Berry doesn't let technology get in the way of her first passion: Food.
She believes phones and other devices should always be banned at the dinner table and goes one step further with her own family.
"When the children and grandchildren come to see me, they hand in all their games and phones at the door. I call it 'the Downing Street rule', because that’s what they make you do if you go to Number 10," she said. (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
She believes phones and other devices should always be banned at the dinner table and goes one step further with her own family.
"When the children and grandchildren come to see me, they hand in all their games and phones at the door. I call it 'the Downing Street rule', because that’s what they make you do if you go to Number 10," she said. (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
Cameron Diaz(03 of10)
Although she does have Twitter and Instagram accounts, Cameron Diaz is very strict about the way she uses social media.
She'll only use the sites for work and promotional purposes so that they don't interfere with her every day life.
"I think social media is a crazy-ass experiment on society," she previously said.
"The way people use it to get validation from a bunch of strangers is dangerous. What’s the point?" (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
She'll only use the sites for work and promotional purposes so that they don't interfere with her every day life.
"I think social media is a crazy-ass experiment on society," she previously said.
"The way people use it to get validation from a bunch of strangers is dangerous. What’s the point?" (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Scott Mills (04 of10)
BBC Radio1 DJ Scott Mills values quiet time when he's not at work.
He told HuffPost UK that he's started to have a digital detox every evening.
"I have a kind of rule that after about 8 o’clock in the evening, I try not to check my phone. I realised when I was on holiday recently that it does stress you out a bit, and I think this is true for a lot of people without even realising it.
"I’m the kind of person who, if I get an email I’ll reply to it immediately, and I’ll be checking Twitter all the time and refreshing the internet, and actually I need to not do that because it sends my mind racing," he said. (credit:AKEM/Rex)
He told HuffPost UK that he's started to have a digital detox every evening.
"I have a kind of rule that after about 8 o’clock in the evening, I try not to check my phone. I realised when I was on holiday recently that it does stress you out a bit, and I think this is true for a lot of people without even realising it.
"I’m the kind of person who, if I get an email I’ll reply to it immediately, and I’ll be checking Twitter all the time and refreshing the internet, and actually I need to not do that because it sends my mind racing," he said. (credit:AKEM/Rex)
Randi Zuckerberg(05 of10)
Randi Zuckerberg, sister to Mark (he founded a little site called Facebook), worked as the director of market development and spokesperson alongside her brother until 2011.
But these days she's warning us to be mindful of the amount of time we spend logged on and has a digital-free day once a week.
"I’ve now got to the point where I’ve trained the people around me, so they don’t reach out to me – you can do that! I love the spa. Yoga is also one of my favourite things to do," she told HuffPost UK Lifestyle.
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But these days she's warning us to be mindful of the amount of time we spend logged on and has a digital-free day once a week.
"I’ve now got to the point where I’ve trained the people around me, so they don’t reach out to me – you can do that! I love the spa. Yoga is also one of my favourite things to do," she told HuffPost UK Lifestyle.
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Sadie Macleod(06 of10)
Hip and Healthy founder Sadie Macleod is passionate about having a healthy relationship with technology, as well as food.
"I have a tendency to check my emails at home, but when 9pm comes around I have a computer curfew which is the best thing ever," she told HuffPost UK Lifestyle.
"I implemented it about a year ago when I worked at Conde Nast because I used to get so stressed out at night.
"Now I just turn my phone and computer off at 9pm and then I’ll watch TV and just relax." (credit:Sadie Macloud)
"I have a tendency to check my emails at home, but when 9pm comes around I have a computer curfew which is the best thing ever," she told HuffPost UK Lifestyle.
"I implemented it about a year ago when I worked at Conde Nast because I used to get so stressed out at night.
"Now I just turn my phone and computer off at 9pm and then I’ll watch TV and just relax." (credit:Sadie Macloud)
Arianna Huffington(07 of10)
Founder of The Huffington Post Arianna Huffington is an advocate of digital detoxing - and she has a top tip for ending your midnight Instagram addiction.
In her book Thrive, Huffington recommends ditching all devices at the bedroom door. She favours a good, old fashioned alarm clock to wake her up in the morning. (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
In her book Thrive, Huffington recommends ditching all devices at the bedroom door. She favours a good, old fashioned alarm clock to wake her up in the morning. (credit:Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Bill Clinton(08 of10)
Bill Clinton was once one of the most powerful men in the world - and undoubtably, he still has a huge amount of influence.
Yet the former president refuses to use email.
"I’ve found people have said embarrassing things on email and I didn’t want to be one of them," he said. (credit:Andy King/AP)
Yet the former president refuses to use email.
"I’ve found people have said embarrassing things on email and I didn’t want to be one of them," he said. (credit:Andy King/AP)
Madeleine Shaw(09 of10)
Celebrity nutritionist Madeleine Shaw tries to monitor her technology use, but like the rest of us, admits it isn't always easy.
"I do try and turn my phone off at 9pm and leave it in another room, because otherwise I could easily keep doing work and answering emails until 10.30pm at night," she told HuffPost UK Lifestyle."But it's tricky because in a way, I am my work, so I’m working all the time."
"I do try and turn my phone off at 9pm and leave it in another room, because otherwise I could easily keep doing work and answering emails until 10.30pm at night," she told HuffPost UK Lifestyle."But it's tricky because in a way, I am my work, so I’m working all the time."
Benedict Cumberbatch (10 of10)
Benedict Cumberbatch has a firm following of fans on social media, but the actor has a great way to make sure his time isn't taken up by the sites.
He simply refuses to have Twitter, Facebook, Instagram...ANY of them.
"I think if I did [tweet] you’d very soon be disappointed because it really is a skill - it’s a skill I genuinely don’t have," he said, according to the Radio Times."Just listen to how much I talk ... and tweeting is about being pithy.
"I think tweeting would take so many hours of editing I’d be lost for doing my job." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
He simply refuses to have Twitter, Facebook, Instagram...ANY of them.
"I think if I did [tweet] you’d very soon be disappointed because it really is a skill - it’s a skill I genuinely don’t have," he said, according to the Radio Times."Just listen to how much I talk ... and tweeting is about being pithy.
"I think tweeting would take so many hours of editing I’d be lost for doing my job." (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)