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People are spending 1 time on their smartphones and other gadgets. This is something that almost everyone 2 of by now. But do you know how much time we are 3 talking about? The answer might surprise you. 4 in many studies that the average teenager could spend as much as nine hours per day in front of different screens. Another study argued that we spend a decade of our lives 5 different gadgets. Seems a bit excessive, doesn’t it?

This is not an issue that people are dismissive about. 6 another research, more than half of teens say that they spend too much time on their cellphones. Think about it – what 7 , if you hadn’t spent all that time on gadgets? Perhaps picked up a hobby that you dropped 8 ?

The time people spend on social media is dependent 9 . During the Covid-19 crisis it was reported that the usage of social media grew 87 % during lockdown in India 10 the situation before the pandemic. All around the world the average online time has increased 11 , 12 is partly due to the fact that people have moved to working and studying from home. Will the amount of time spent with gadgets decrease once the situation starts turning back to normal? That remains to be seen.

1 yhä enemmän
2 on kuullut
3 itse asiassa
4 on osoitettu
5 käyttämällä
6 (jonkun) mukaan
7 olisit voinut kokea
8 vuosia sitten
9 monista tekijöistä
10 verrattuna
11 viime keväästä lähtien
12 mikä