The problem is that as a student switches back and forth between homework and streaming through text messages, their ability to focus on either task erodes. That trend is less pronounced when the actions are routine, but it could have significant implications for how deeply a student understands a new concept.
This i also agree with. When I am doing school work it is much harder to get school work done when i am switching from device to books and books to device
The ability to concentrate was the strongest predictor of success.
this i very much agree with. even in practice, when i am distracted or not focused on the task at hand i find myself performing poorly. But when i concentrate on my goals and what i want to achieve i get through practice as i should
Digital classroom tools like computers, tablets and smartphones offer exciting opportunities to deepen learning through creativity, collaboration and connection, but those very devices can also be distracting to students
sometimes you don't even realize it can be time consuming as well. Sometimes when I pay attention to myself after the fact, i would spend 4 hours straight on Facebook and Instagram, because there is always so much to see and catch up on
Conversely, more narcissistic people and those who feel overwhelmed by the emotional experiences of others spent more time on all three social media sites.
I can personally attest. when i use social media a lot, i often feel weighed down by the problems of the World so to speak and overwhelmed.
Another study presented in the session found that compassionate people spend less time on social media than people who are more self-centered and narcissistic.
i feel like this is very deep in thought. this is because i feel it goes all the way to the things we are exposed to while having technology. the lives we see other people living lavishly and wanting that for ourselves by any means necessary and don't forget the negative impact it can have putting the media because of what we see on it above everything else
"Decades of research on happiness tell us that engaging positively with others is critical for our well-being. Modern technology may be wonderful, but it can easily sidetrack us and take away from the special moments we have with friends and family in person."
Every Thursday i attend bible study with some of my teammates. an usually when i am there, i put away my phone for the whole 2 hrs. the last bible study i went to, i had my phone the whole time, i felt lost, lost in the reading and the message that was coming from it. I also felt distracted
For instance, even minor phone use during a meal with friends was enough to make the diners feel distracted and reduced their enjoyment of the experience, one study found.
i couldn't agree with this anymore. sometimes going out with friends for Birthday dinners, we find ourselves on our phones more than anything else and missing the true meaning of us being there. to celebrate whoever birthday it is
Boredom: Our technological distractions promise us brief bursts of pleasure — something that becomes especially tempting when we are pursuing a difficult or repetitive task. Even such tasks can be made more interesting, though. Driving to work every day represents a boring task that may spur us to check our phones while behind the wheel; one easy and obvious solution would be to vary your route occasionally. For academic tasks that require serious concentration the strategy mentioned above may work best: Alternate intensive periods of focus with deliberately planned phases of reward time in which you indulge your desire for distraction. For academic tasks that require less concentration, though, the authors suggest we give ourselves a break: "Having a more enjoyable time multitasking … may actually be what allows you to accomplish a set of low-priority tasks that really just need to get done."
when I have long projects that takes hours to do, i find myself, telling myself every mins that i need to take a break and play a game on my phone to help me relax and not stress about the project as much. but lately i have found that staying on the project until i have had accomplished getting a bulk of work done has been more effective than taking breaks because of the stress or being "bored" with working on the same thing.
The one solution the book explicitly recommends against is technology fasts or detoxes, in which we attempt to cut the (wireless) cord completely and go for extended periods without access to our favorite devices.
this is something i think would be very effective but at first very hard to do. I have become of aware of how often i am on my phone and when i get the chance, i try to go the whole day without using it as much as i usually do. After a couple of weeks, I realized how easier it was to go with using my phone or some of the social media apps found on it
fact that our old technological habits had returned so quickly.
it is so easy to get caught in technology, in the moment of not having it, you make all these plans about how you're going to do better and as soon as you get it back, it all goes out the window. i agree with this very much
To give our full attention to the experience, we dropped our cell phones into plastic bags upon arrival, and locked them away for the duration of our stay.
I've had a similar experience to this, because of how distracting technology can be, when we get to track practice our coach makes us put our phones in our lockers and the only time we can get them is when we are headed for home.