Understanding the Impact of Technology on Cognitive Performance
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10mo ago· 3 min readenOpinion
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Summary
The article discusses the impact of technology on cognitive performance, particularly the effects of having a phone nearby while working and the distractions caused by social media platforms like TikTok.
Key quotes
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People are forgetting their intentions when scrolling, with TikTok being the most effective at doing this. It takes 25 minutes to get back to focusing on a task, but only a few seconds to lose that focus
What the hell is going on with our brains? It seems like the algorithms have already taken over and the scientific literature is catching up with
