Eugenio Bacchini
The excessive use of portable electronic devices decreases attention span, a fundamental cognitive resource. The constant use of technology, especially smartphones and social media, has impacted human attention span and increased the sense of social isolation. Smartphones have become a necessity, and are an integral part of people’s lives, but they are also creating cognitive impediments and emotional negative effects.
Since 2000, the average person’s attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds, and constantly subjecting our brains to processing information as dictated by electronic devices can have unintended consequences on our ability to follow and process complex ideas. Electronic devices are a factor of distraction for children, interfering with concentration and their ability to “get into the mindset of thinking about homework-related activities.”
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