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

Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by andrei_says_ on Monday January 08, 2018 @05:24PM (#16101338)

A mom I know collects her kids’ smartphones at 6pm. I know because I once heard them in her bag.

What I heard was incessant buzz which sounded very urgent to me. She said it was Snapchat notifications. The rate was over 20 notifications per minute.

I can’t imagine what it would be like to try and keep up with something like this.

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by noobermin on Monday January 08, 2018 @05:25PM (#16101353)

Dumb suggestion, but can't you control the number of notifications you get? I do this for instagram, facebook, etc...

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by steev on Monday January 08, 2018 @05:40PM (#16101478)

I'm guessing the kids want the notifications and the mom doesn't want to go in and modify the setting in all the apps across all the phones (I sure wouldn't). I think an easier approach would be to simply put them into do not disturb mode.

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Re:The growing body of evidence that digital distraction is ... by andrei_says_ on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @01:19AM (#16104023)

Correct. She’s not into micromanagement and it’s not only about the notifications.

I don’t think she wants to log into the phones. She just puts them on vibrate and into her bag ;)

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