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Having your smartphone nearby takes a toll on your thinking

by buttscicles on 5/8/18, 8:14 PM with 1 comments

• by karmakaze on 5/9/18, 7:53 AM

  > Importantly, all phones had sound alerts and vibration turned off, so the participants couldn’t be interrupted by notifications.

  Importantly, this is the flaw in the experiment's design. With notifications enabled, as is the norm, people wouldn't wonder if they are missing notifications and may have done as well regardless.