Every day addictions

Running head : EVERYDAY ADDICTIONS

Everyday addictions

Benefits , harms , and recommendations to manage them

Name

Class

University

21 July 2010

Outline

Introduce everyday addictions

Grab attention

Define everyday addictions

Give examples of everyday addictions

Provide a thesis

Enumerate the benefits of everyday addictions

Experience enjoyment

Provide an outlet for stress

Escape problems

Enumerate the harms of everyday addictions

Harm health

Injure social relationships

Reduce productivity

Prevent people from solving their problems

Recommend how to handle everyday addictions

Find

a motivation to stop the habit

Seek support from family and friends

Provide rewards when milestones are reached

Manage time and limit addictions

Conclude by illustrating the balance needed to manage everyday addictions

Everyday addictions

Benefits , harms , and recommendations to manage them

Some people play World of Warcraft ' for 10 hours straight . That is about the range of time that a normal working adult spends in the office and transporting to and fro the workplace . The difference between the two situations is that the first might as well be defined as an addiction . Everyday addictions consist of daily and excessive obsessions that cannot be exactly defined as toxic , such as smoking or drinking Some examples of these addictions are social networking , working too much , watching TV excessively , overeating , or excessively playing computer or Internet games . This paper discusses the harms and benefits of everyday addictions , and provides recommendations to manage them properly . People can benefit from the advantages of everyday addictions but when these addictions are harming their health , social relationships , productivity , and...