South Africans are the worst when it comes to screen time
We as South Africans always strive to be the best at everything, but this time it's not a positive thing...
Screen time isn't something that only needs to be limited or monitored with younger kids, but it is also something that can overstimulate adults.
This is why you will find limiting your screen time, especially before bed, is a prerequisite to a good night's rest.
A study by Electronics Hub revealed some interesting information about the patterns of screen time across the world. The insights revealed that "South Africans spend more than half their day, around 60-percent, on screens. The global average is six hours and 37-minutes."
We are the digital age as much as the digital age is us. It is naive to think that we can avoid the age of technology.
"With a near-endless supply of content online, and the ability to connect with people in different ways all over the world (including in the metaverse), users have every reason to spend hours tuning in to their devices." (Electronics Hub)
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Some of the key findings of the study revealed the following:
- South Africans spend almost three-fifths (58.2%) of their day in front of a screen — the most of any nation.
- Filipinos spend around a third (32.5%) of their day using their smartphones, followed by Brazil (32.4%) and South Africa (31.5%).
- PC users in South Africa are online for more than a quarter (26.7%) of the time they are awake.
- Saudi Arabians are the most prolific players spending 11.5% of their day gaming.
- Japan has the lowest screen time of any major nation, with residents spending just 21.7% of their day on their devices.
Courtesy of Electronics Hub
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We guess it's time for all of us to take a digital detox...
It was interesting for us to learn that "PC users in South Africa are online for more than a quarter (26.7%) of the time they are awake", which could be attributed to the number of people working from home these days.
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