The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity (opens in new tab)

(journals.uchicago.edu)

19 pointswhocanfly8y ago3 comments

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I think we saw this on HN a few months back. Can't find the prior discussion.

This 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

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.

Interesting 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) ..

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anonu8y ago

I think we saw this on HN a few months back. Can't find the prior discussion.

This 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

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.

Interesting 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) ..

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse