Oneplus’ “Zen Mode” perfectly encompasses our sentiment. The feature allows Oneplus customers to restrict their phone to only receiving calls, making emergency phone calls and taking pictures. This allows them to disconnect from the ancillary features of the phone such as social media, a definite factor in the rapid increase of teenage anxiety today. By connecting with nature in green spaces and disconnecting from technology, young people will find improvements in both their physical and mental health according to this study:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21510586/
The “And…Breathe” campaign with Oneplus is all about expanding young people’s horizons by breaking routines and interacting with the world around them. Some of the best memories and experiences are found that way so it is a scary prospect that certain people may be robbed of this possibility because there was no encouragement to get away from their screens.