A quarter of Russians admitted that they suffer from constant monitoring of social networks. This was demonstrated by the joint work of educational platform GeekBrains and VK. socialbites.ca got acquainted with the results of the survey.
For this reason, more than half of the respondents said they rate the impact of technology on their lives as generally positive.
A third (38%) of Russians say they spend most of their screen time productively, while a third (33%) sometimes agree. Also, almost half (46%) of respondents said that digital devices help them develop good habits, while 28% believe they can.
Among the positive habits developed in the process of using digital devices, applications and websites, 39% of Russians note the development of logic and memory, 38% expand their horizons, and 23% note learning. They also talk about tracking physical activity (28%), health parameters (18%), training (17%), and diet (13%).
As for the negative impact, respondents mostly voiced their concerns about gambling – 29% and constant monitoring of social networks – 24%. A fifth of respondents are concerned about the habit of regularly checking notifications (20%) and news feed (18%). 13% indicate an extreme passion for video hosting and addiction to online shopping (9%).
For more than half (57%) of Russians, screen time is up to 4 hours a day, and for a fifth – from 5 to 6 hours. 16% of respondents try to make do with one work day (7 to 10 hours). 7% say they spend 10 hours or more a day on digital devices.
While 37% of respondents would like to reduce the time spent on phones and monitors, one in ten (12%) would like to reduce it by more than half.
Previously reportedThat almost 90% of Russians don’t understand the IT field.