The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is damaging our minds

Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by zitterbewegung on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:18PM (#16099260)

I think this thesis is correct but it ignores the good things you can do.

I don’t think it is true for everyone .

I like texting people or using a messaging service . Yesterday I hanged out with my friend to code I wouldn’t have done that if I didn’t have a cell phone.

Today I used my phone to aid in my work activities .

Frequently I use my cell phone to write down notes about ideas during the day and learn new things (ML and program synthesis).

But, I know that I have bad habits that the author says in the text. I think you should take a balanced approach . Moderation is always a good idea .

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by fetus8 on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:35PM (#16099505)

I think the point is that for most people, they don't know how to moderate their phone usage, and those same people probably have issues with moderation in general.

But on the other hand, regardless of moderation, social networking has changed the way people interact in loads of different ways, and that change is seemingly isolating people and causing damage too.

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by zitterbewegung on Monday January 08, 2018 @05:23PM (#16101324)

We can't make people drink alcohol in moderation either ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by ohsonice on Monday January 08, 2018 @02:54PM (#16099751)

Is it appropriate to link this? Also from today: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16093281

The first comment regarding the class divide of those who can be disciplined about distractions vs those who can't seems relevant to your comment.

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