Is your phone the first thing, you see in the morning?

@shaynas (5488)
India
January 2, 2017 12:11am CST
I had this habit of looking at my phone just after i opened my eyes. I would check my mails and messages before stepping out of the bed. But i have changed it, as i felt it's not a good habit for me. Now i touch my phone only once i am ready to leave for work, and mostly check them on my way to work. What about you?
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• United States
2 Jan 17
I have a bad habit of relying on my phone too much =(
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• United States
2 Jan 17
@shaynas I should start. :)
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
@infatuatedbby I had that too, and i am trying to change it.
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@MattMeng (3435)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Jan 17
Yes, just the same.
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@jstory07 (134464)
• Roseburg, Oregon
2 Jan 17
I am retired now so I check my phone in the morning when I wake up.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Jan 17
Yes, because its alarm wakes me up on weekdays to prepare breakfast and myself before i finally go to our office to work .
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
4 Jan 17
@SIMPLYD As far as I understand you do not need to check your mobile for alarm, alarm tune automatically goes on and it wakes you up. Do you check the mobile to see your messages once alarm goes on?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
3 Jan 17
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
3 Jan 17
Using the phone as alarm or a clock is fine. And convenient too :)
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
2 Jan 17
Ye, its the phone that I check first thing in morning , even before my eyes are opened completely. Check my wassap messages, emails and some other important notifications, really need to get rid of this habit , but cant help it.
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Jan 17
@shaynas Oh really, so what triggered for you to overcome this habit?
@shaynas (5488)
• India
3 Jan 17
@avi256 I just thought i had to change it, and i did!
@shaynas (5488)
• India
3 Jan 17
I feel you are same that i was before few months :)
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@rina110383 (24495)
2 Jan 17
Yes, because it serves as my alarm clock.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
2 Jan 17
They say It is bad for your health to sleep with a cellphone next to you.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
Yeah, i know. But many people do this.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
4 Jan 17
@dpk262006 I generally don't receive any call late night. So i don't mind putting it away before i sleep.
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@Kandae11 (53679)
2 Jan 17
@shaynas Including me.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
4 Jan 17
I am not so desperate so as to look up at my phone, once I wake up in the morning. I know notifications, messages and mails are safe and intact in mobile, even if I do not check it early in the morning. When I am ready for office and if I have time, I just check my phone quickly and if that is not possible, I check my phone on reaching office.
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
5 Jan 17
@shaynas We should not get too much addicted to our mobile phone, it could do more harm than good. Imagine the scenario - when there were no mobiles, we still used to enjoy our life better than today :D
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
5 Jan 17
This is a good habit, i know many people who need to check their phone before even opening their eyes fully. I used to be one of them and it wasted a lot of morning time and i stopped that.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
5 Jan 17
@dpk262006 I agree to you, but i am not very addicted to mine, like i see people around. I can easily stay away from it for days.
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• United States
2 Jan 17
nope.it's usually my youngest cat meowing in my face cause she wants breakfast.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
wow...that must be cute! :)
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• United States
2 Jan 17
@shaynas it is..and sometimes she has her older brother in tow right behind her.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
@scarlet_woman aww How many cats do u have?
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@MattMeng (3435)
• Hangzhou, China
2 Jan 17
Yes it is the first thing of my day, because I use it as a clock.
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@MattMeng (3435)
• Hangzhou, China
3 Jan 17
@shaynas I used to spend much longer time to get up, especially in Winter, because it is rather cold in the Winter in China.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
@MattMeng Using it is a clock is fine i guess. I used to spend 15-20 minutes with in as soon as i was up, so i changed it. :)
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
9 Jan 17
@MattMeng when i used my phone as alarm, i used to stop it and go back to sleep. Now my alarm clock is placed at a table, where i need to walk to stop it :)
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@LadyDuck (458121)
• Switzerland
4 Jan 17
I do not even keep my phone in the bedroom, I check my calls after I have taken my breakfast and I check the emails from my computer.
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@LadyDuck (458121)
• Switzerland
4 Jan 17
@shaynas I never do, I prefer not to keep electronic gadgets in our bedroom.
@shaynas (5488)
• India
4 Jan 17
@LadyDuck This is nice, i will keep trying this too. Thanks :)
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
4 Jan 17
That's really a great habit. I keep my phone beside my bed, while sleeping.
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@Iqbaal (69)
• Semarang, Indonesia
2 Jan 17
Yes, I use my phone for alarm clock
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@Iqbaal (69)
• Semarang, Indonesia
2 Jan 17
@shaynas I don't use my smartphone for alarm clock, I just use my brickphone to wake me up
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
I see many people here use their phones as alarm :)
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
@Iqbaal Okay So you don't check the smartphone as soon as you are up?
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
4 Jan 17
I need my coffee first. Lol!
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@DianneN (246838)
• United States
9 Jan 17
@shaynas (5488)
• India
9 Jan 17
And i need my tea :)
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@divssri (971)
• Bangalore, India
20 Jan 17
I can't go without my phone a single second don't know why this bad habit engaged with myself it's really a very strange weakness.
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@divssri (971)
• Bangalore, India
20 Jan 17
I tried but can't help it it's become my biggest weakness.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
20 Jan 17
@divssri I think you will get over it in few years. With time, priorities change and so does habits.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
20 Jan 17
I know many people like this :) But you should try and change it.
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
4 Jan 17
Usually I see my alarm clock first, then my phone. Sometimes it is my phone that I see first because I also have alarms set on it as well.
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
4 Jan 17
@shaynas Yes, this morning I did not hear any of my phone alarms at all. Haha. Good thing I have the day off!
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
4 Jan 17
Many people seem to use their phones to wake up :)
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@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
2 Jan 17
It is, to see what the time is...
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
If it is just for the time, it's fine :) I had a habit of going through the emails and chat apps as soon as i got up.
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@skysnap (20154)
2 Jan 17
Sometimes yes. Phone is the first thing that I often look forward to.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
Nice :)
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
3 Jan 17
NO, I don't do that.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
4 Jan 17
• United States
2 Jan 17
I used to pick it up as soon as I woke up to check the time but now that I have my Fitbit I just look at my wrist for the time. I don't look at my phone anymore first thing in the morning. I now wait till I get out of bed, make my bed, use the restroom, brush my teeth, let the dogs out, and make myself breakfast.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
3 Jan 17
It's a good thing.
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@diosabella (4789)
2 Jan 17
I always check my phone first thing in the morning but its like I wake up, I get out of bed, my phone on my hand, brushing my teeth while and see if theres an emergency call or text, if no pressing matter in it i just drop put it aside and do my morning ritual... I dont like missing messages from my parents they are getting old.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
I can understand. :)
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@jaynepal (226)
• Nepal
2 Jan 17
I place my mobile away, unless I need it as an Alram clock, sleeping in peace.
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@shaynas (5488)
• India
2 Jan 17
This is a good habit :)
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