According to a study by the Pew Research Center, almost 97% of American adults own a phone of some kind.

On top of this, nine out of ten people own a smartphone, a drastic jump from just 37% owning one in 2011.

While smartphone usage has increasingly contributed positively, there have been significant issues with the pocket gadget, with over 47% admitting to being addicted to their phones.

It is this aspect of the smartphone that Primetime Emmy Award winner Maria Shriver has shed light on by sharing a unique video on Instagram.

Shriver, who was married to Arnold Schwarzenegger for 25 years, shared footage from an event in Amsterdam that encouraged unplugging from your phones.

In the video, people gathered inside a church, shut off their phones, and engaged in different creative activities.

The 67-year-old found the video fascinating and highlighted how people’s behavior toward one another changed by just putting down their smartphones.

Shriver’s post comes after her ex-husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, wrote about how smartphones distract us in his newsletter last year. While they did it differently, Shriver and the bodybuilding legend had the same message.

“I saw this video from @theoffline_club shared by my friend @jessseinfeld and was blown away!

250 people, all gathered together, without their phones, in a 400-year-old church in Amsterdam — WOW!” wrote the former CBS Morning News anchor.

The video showed people interacting with one another as they painted, read books, and got to know one another.

The event that Shriver showed was hosted by The Offline Club, a venture offering individuals an environment to unplug from technology.

Amsterdam is a pioneer in such activities, with many pop-up cafes in the city giving customers the space to leave aside their phones and engage in me-time or socialize.

The burgeoning phenomenon has seen many takers, with many touting the benefits of the detox.

Hinting at the same, Shriver wrote, “Even just this short video shows so much connection happening.” “So many people engaging with each other, artistic endeavors, focus, collaboration, laughter!

When we put down our phones, magical things can happen,” the 67-year-old MOSH co-founder said. Shriver urged her followers to have a takeaway from the video as well.

“Remember this as you travel through life. Remember to look up, look around, and look out for how you can make a difference!” said the 67-year-old mother of four.

The positivity in the video moved Maria Shriver and took her back to a time when smartphones didn’t rule our lives.

Earlier, Arnold Schwarzenegger took a different approach by highlighting how these handheld gadgets might harm different aspects of our lives.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote about how smartphones distract us

The 76-year-old former Governor of California how smartphones have taken over our lives.

He wrote that smartphone addiction has become the biggest challenge for people completing their goals.

While smartphones have given us access to nearly limitless information, Arnie believes that people rarely use that information to their benefit.

That’s because smartphones are “designed to distract us,” wrote Arnold Schwarzenegger in his newsletter. Social media apps on smartphones sap our energy and concentration.

People often bury themselves in their phones, whether they’re at the gym or with their friends and family.

In the gym, phones “inspire half-a**ing,” and keep people “from being all-in,” Schwarzenegger said.

So, while Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver used two different ways to put their thoughts out, they had the same message to impart to their followers.

The former governor and first lady both believe that smartphones keep us from focusing on a task and isolate us even in a social setting. Do you think the same way? Let us know in the comments.