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> COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected. They say it’s a
by sjs382 11y ago
> COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected. They say it’s a skill they mastered in middle school when they wanted to text in class without getting caught.
In my experience, they haven't mastered that nearly as well as they think...
- jeffreyrogers 11y agoYeah, I'm a college student and I rolled my eyes at that one. I can think of countless interactions where people think they're discreetly checking their text messages and it is so irritating to be on the other end of that. The article has a great message, but unfortunately I don't think most people are conscientious enough to deliberately change how they use technology and it is just so easy to check your phone when there is a lull in a conversation. Technology has been beneficial in many ways, but it has a tendency to be incredibly antisocial as well and I don't think we've learned to compensate for that yet.