As much as I love the internet and mobile technology, I must admit it has had some potentially adverse effects on me. For starters, I am so used to scanning links that Google brings for relevancy, that is has had an effect on how I read any article. While I used to simply read something from start to finish, I now find myself scanning through text, hyper-link style, just picking out the main points. Even when I read phone or tablet reviews, I'll usually skip down to the conclusion, then pick through the text to understand the reviewers main impressions.
Secondly, I am not able to focus on certain things, such as studying, as much as I used to. Even when I go to the library to study, purposefully leaving my computer in my room, my phone takes its place. Even when I don't receive a text or other message, I have to deal with 'ghost notifications', something I first read about on the tech site The Verge. I had had them before, but never really realized what I was doing. Ghost notifications occur when you think you just heard an email or text come in, so you wake your smartphone, only to find the notification center empty. It is quite strange, demonstrating how connected we have become to technology.
Secondly, I am not able to focus on certain things, such as studying, as much as I used to. Even when I go to the library to study, purposefully leaving my computer in my room, my phone takes its place. Even when I don't receive a text or other message, I have to deal with 'ghost notifications', something I first read about on the tech site The Verge. I had had them before, but never really realized what I was doing. Ghost notifications occur when you think you just heard an email or text come in, so you wake your smartphone, only to find the notification center empty. It is quite strange, demonstrating how connected we have become to technology.
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