School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improved mood

Re:School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improve... by carlmr on Sunday December 15, 2024 @02:38AM (#42422126)

Apart from whether the days are enough or not to wean off a long-standing addiction. Maybe a 3% boost in working memory has compounding effects over time as well.

You can't commit to long term memory what you can't keep in working memory long enough. You can't think about complex things if you don't have the working memory capacity.

If you always have 3% more working memory you might accumulate more knowledge after a while.

Like alcohol doesn't delete your brain, but you have serious memory deficits if you drink every day for years on end.

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Re:School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improve... by Tenoke on Sunday December 15, 2024 @06:55AM (#42422964)

>If you always have 3% more working memory you might accumulate more knowledge after a while.

Or you might accumulate way less knowledge because you don't have a phone to get information from and are getting say 300% less information overall despite retaining 3% more of what you get.

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Re:School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improve... by wffurr on Sunday December 15, 2024 @07:06AM (#42423003)

Yeah kids are not generally using their phones during or between classes to take in even more knowledge on their class subjects…

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Re:School smartphone ban results in better sleep and improve... by Tenoke on Sunday December 15, 2024 @07:23AM (#42423062)

Maybe not on or only on their class subjects, but kids also read random things including Wikipedia articles on topics they get curious about.

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