Digital distraction

Description

The purpose of this paper is to explore the phenomenon of digital distraction. It starts with defining the concept, followed by a discussion of the factors that cause distraction and how users are suffering from it. Data is drawn from a sample population of students and certain inferences are drawn. A proposal has been made on how digital distraction can be measured. The paper concludes with some suggestions on how to overcome digital distraction and overload.

Publication Date

1-1-2017

DOI

10.1145/3047273.3047328

ISBN

978-1450348256

Publisher

Association For Computing Machinery

Keywords

Cognitive Surplus, Digital Distraction, Digital Overload, Fear Of Missing Out, Multitasking, Smartphone, Whatsapp

Conference

ICEGOV '17: 10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance: March, 2017, New Delhi AA, India

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