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Creativity Starts When Technology Ends
How smartphones can sap your creativity
We live in an era of advanced digital technology. Technology has helped to ease and improve our lives in many ways.
But while technology is a blessing, it can also be a curse.
It’s no doubt that smartphones and social media are highly addictive.
Spending too much time on electronic devices can lead to brain overload, reduced productivity, and mental fatigue.
But here’s another shocker about the danger of smartphone addiction.
It can take a toll on your creativity.
The effect of smartphone addiction on creative output
According to one research study, smartphone addiction can reduce your brain’s creative capacity.
That means if you’re a creative artist, for example, a writer, painter, or musician, you’d be better watch out for how much time you invest in technology and social media.
The prefrontal cortex and temporal regions are two regions in the brain responsible for creative input.
When looking at the relationship between smartphone addiction and creativity, the researchers found that those two regions in the brain were not…
