An intriguing seminar on being smarter than your smartphone was conducted at Bhartiya Vidya Mandir, Kitchlu Nagar Ludhiana. Resource Person Mrs Geeta Verma covered the topics like digital wellness, time management and maximizing productivity while using technology. Students were apprised with rational uses of mobile phones, Detrimental impacts like on eyes , sleep, physical postures , distraction from studies and poor academic performance. By sharing valuable tips to reduce screen time , she guided the students to indulge in other beneficial activities , following parents instructions , be a helping hand to parents in household chores as overuse of smartphone reduces available cognitive capacity and impairs cognitive functioning.
Speaking about the brain’s amazing capacity , Principal Mrs Ranju Mangal exhorted the students to learn new skills as an excellent way to strengthen your cognitive capacities.
