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Smartphones are an Indispensable part of our life. However, wherever we go we see people scrolling on thier smartphone screens mindlessly. We believe that Smartphones should not be more important than friends sitting in front of you. Smartphone is a device intended to be controlled by us and not intended to control us. However, is really the truth? We live in an era where global tech gianst (Eg. Facebook, Google) are sustaining on an advertisment driven revenue model. This directly means that these companies have a direct incentive to keep you hooked to your smartphones. What is Happening? An average users checks his device 221 times and spends about 4.7 hours on his device every day. As shown by the infographic below, less than 20% of this is spent on tasks of utility: Smartphone addiction is making people less productive and affecting their wellbeing. The long term effects of smartphone overuse are as following: Attention span: The attention span is the