Digital detox: Celebrities are trying to curb their digital addiction, so why can’t we?
It’s easy to get excited about smartphones but there are times one needs to wind down and restrict device usage. Smartphone manufacturers are now offering fast-charging to the point you can juice up the battery in 20-odd minutes so that you are connected all the time.
Many youngsters no longer charge their phones at night while sleeping. And don’t even get me started about social media addiction. The truth is that many celebrities are trying to curb their social media habits but not us.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber had a meteoric rise thanks to YouTube. That was a long time ago. His relationship with technology has changed drastically since his hit Baby. These days he stops working at 6pm so he can spend time with his wife, Hailey. He has a smartphone but it’s not on him all the time. This was done to “limit who can reach him”. He uses an iPad for all kinds of communication, according to an article in Billboard.
The iPad allows him to check mails and messages from his team but it’s not as addictive as a smartphone. “I definitely learned how to have boundaries, and I just don’t feel like I owe anybody anything,” he said. The iPad “has helped me to be able to just say no and just be firm in it and know that my heart [wants] to help people, but I can’t do everything. I want to sometimes, but it’s just not sustainable.”
George Clooney
Like Elton John and Tom Cruise, he doesn’t use smartphones and is not on social media.
A few years ago at a press conference he said: “I would hope that as we get a little older and get a little more used to some of our new technologies that we move away from them a little bit.” He believes that smartphones stop us from enjoying the moment. “I think we’re losing a bit of our living our life and we’re recording it in a way. Recording it to watch it later.
