The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity (journals.uchicago.edu) 19 points by whocanfly 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] anonu 8y ago ↗ I 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 [–] Phemist 8y ago ↗ 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=14645120I 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.
[–] Phemist 8y ago ↗ 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=14645120I 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 8y ago ↗ 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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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 13.4 ms ] threadEDIT - Did a bit more searching: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14639967
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.
I wonder how many reaches participants made toward their phones when they were in their desk or pocket (even if they were off) ..