Fidget spinner: Benefits and side effects of Fidget Spinner

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A few days ago, I heard about the toy "FIDGET SPINNER". A fidget spinner is a palm-sized toy that spins with the slight flick of a thumb and prevents an easily distracted individual to pay attention to the endless and, strangely calming motion of the object. It's nowadays common among children, yes. But, it's been even more intriguing amongst adults. Originally having been developed to help kids suffering from ADHD or autism relieve stress—although there isn't enough concrete research to prove, or disprove this theory, it's all based on people trying and testing it out themselves. And according to Forbes, “retailers have made claims that the fidget spinner has health benefits such as easing stress, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).” But, again, these are claims made by the industry that wants to make a profit of selling fidget spinners. So, we don't really know the extent of legitimacy to these claims. But, from whoever has tried the objects and whatever tests they've put it through, here's what I know about fidget spinners.

What Does The Fidget Spinner Really Do?
It just spins. That's it.You're supposed to place it between your thumb and finger, give it a small flick and watch it spin to your absolute delight. But aside from its technical function, it helps to annihilate a boredom at work those little gaps those little gaps during your work hours when you realise you're frazzled beyond belief and cannot focus on your work anymore because your brain is tired. That's when you become most distracted and tend to find your mind diverted to random objects, movements and colourful things on the internet, or around you. What do you do? You pick up a fidget spinner and watch it spin between your fingers.

Few days ago, I read somewhere that few people were exclaiming that fidget spinner could very well improve your day-to-day by giving you an innocuous outlet for your nervous or bored energy, But I don't know it can be true.

To put it quite simply, the fidget spinner is the new pocket stone— And, as it would turn out, it's working for adults in the workspace, as much as it probably is working for children with autism and ADHD. Some of the things that a fidget spinner definitely does are…

1)It lets you be more present in your daily life:
You find yourself more awake and conscious of the moment you're in, rather than drifting away due to a lack of interest, or boredom.

1. It distracts your mind:
   At the same time, it offers you the right kind of distraction in just the tiniest way possible.

2. It prevents unnecessary screen time:
   Be honest, how often have you just reached for your phone, or quickly opened up another tab on your browser to tweet random nonsense, or follow someone on Facebook? Too often to put a number to it, exactly. The fidget spinner prevents you from doing that.

Like every coin has two sides- every thing has two consequences-pros and cons.
As we have already gone through positive sides affect, now let's have a look at negative aspects....

A) It could cause a blur of sight:
Unlike meditation—during which, when you open your eyes, it's like gaining your sight for the first time—when you're looking at a fidget spinner, your vision dulls and blurs around you, causing you to get a little dizzy from having wired off into some whirl of the spinner. That's not a good thing because, for some people, it could take the time to regain your vision to its full potential and it can actually cause your eyes to water and your head to ache and remain heavy for long after you have stopped using the object.

B) It could lead to an overuse:
Fidget spinners are great for those 5-minute breaks between office assignments. But, have you not heard the saying that too much of anything is bad for your health? The same can be said about a fidget spinner. If you're someone who gets easily distracted, a fidget spinner might just to do the opposite of allow you to focus. You might actually find yourself increasingly using the object, even when you know you should be focusing on a work assignment.

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