In this modern era, the advent of the internet has reshaped our lifestyle significantly. One noticeable change is our increased dependency on mobile phones, even during meals. This article aims to highlight the potential consequences of this habit and why it's crucial to break free from it
Is Your Attention on the Phone or Eating?
Our brain is not designed for multitasking. While eating may seem easy to combine with phone use, you might say, 'I can use my phone while eating without any problem.' But are you fully focused on eating? Some people drop food from their mouths, chew with their mouths open, or have food fall before it reaches their mouths because they are using their phones, and their attention is on the phone. That's why, their mouths are not fully closed, or they don't see where the spoon or fork is going.
Especially to avoid making noise while eating, we should not use phones during meals. Even if you can eat perfectly without dropping food or making noise while using your phone now, as you get older, it might not be as easy. Our years of developing habits are hard to break.
Imagine realizing that you are dropping food or chewing with your mouth open because you're not fully focusing on eating; your attention is on your phone. Now, try to correct this behavior by removing the phone from the dining table, but you may feel like something is missing during the meal. It could be challenging to eat without entertainment.
Simply It Looks So Bad
Using a phone while having a meal simply makes us look so bad. Instead of holding cutlery in both hands, people now hold one piece of cutlery in one hand and the phone in the other. This is no table manners at all. If you already do this and continue this habit when you become a parent, you will end up teaching your children that this is an acceptable way to eat—grabbing a phone and staring at the screen while eating. Stop it seriously.
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