On average, research shows people are spending up to 5 hours every day on smartphones and other mobile devices. Techcrunch recently released the numbers and it’s not surprising that over 50% of the time (2.5 hours a day) is spent on social apps. Also not surprising, Facebook takes the cake as the most visited social platform on mobile. We can all relate. When you’re standing there in the check-out line, waiting for your kid to finish at soccer practice, waiting for the commuter train or eating lunch, alone it’s become second nature to grab your phone. Look around, we’re all doing it – even TV commercials point it out!
It’s not a leap to figure out why the majority of downtime is spent on social media. We feel immediately connected even when we’re not and seeing who liked our posts or responded to our updates feels good. However, is social media the best use of your time? What if you could download free apps that taught you something – then you’d have more fun fact to share on social – right?!
4 Free Mobile Apps You’ll Learn From:
Grown-Up Cliff Notes: What if you could digest entire books in 15-minutes? Superpower? Blinklist makes this dream come true! Receive key insights from thousands of books without spending hours reading. Find out about topics such as, sales, marketing, leadership, entrepreneurship, self-esteem, motivation, relationships, psychology and more.
To The Moon: Summer is coming to an end, and the eclipse has come and gone, but clear night skies aren’t going anywhere. Use Exoplanets to amplify you knowledge of astronomy so the next time you’re star gazing you can share interesting information that will impress your friends and family. With excellent visuals, this free app allows you to fully explore the Milky Way and travel on an interactive trip around planets that are orbiting stars outside of our own solar system.
Learn A Language: If mastering another language is on your bucket list, Duolingo is the free app you might want to fill your downtime with. Find Español, Deutsche, Italiano, Português, Gaelige and many others are on the roster of languages available to learn. And to make it even better, they based the app design on gamification principals common in addictive games like Tetris and Candy Crush so you won’t get bored or want to give up. Wha-la!
Exercise On The Go: If you’re looking to get up and move, use the 100 Office Workouts app to find exercise idea that will help you stay fit during work hours as well as during your downtime. From chair-based exercise, to cardio workouts that won’t make you sweat, to stress reducing yoga moves, they have you covered.
Roving Wordsmith: Most of us are familiar with Dictionary.com and their thesaurus counterpart for work or school projects. Did you know this app is also a great way to discover new words with their word-of-the-day feature that will surely help you impress co-workers with your elevated vocabulary? It’s also a source for interesting articles about words such as the twelve awesome insults we wish would make a comeback and the words you should avoid.
Have you come across any free apps you’d like added to the list? Please share!
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