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The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity
- anonu 9y agoI think we saw this on HN a few months back. Can't find the prior discussion. EDIT - Did a bit more searching: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14639967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14639967
- Phemist 9y agoThis article grabbed my attention the last time it was posted. The original research is severely flawed - see my post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14645120 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14645120 I was a bit late to the party last time, but hopefully some of the speculations that happened last time can be nipped in the bud this time around.
- closed 9y agoInteresting article! I worked with complex span tasks in grad school, and just had people silence their phones :(. I wonder how many reaches participants made toward their phones when they were in their desk or pocket (even if they were off) ..