[HN Gopher] Investigating the relationship between smartphone us...
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       Investigating the relationship between smartphone use and delay
       discounting
        
       Author : draugadrotten
       Score  : 31 points
       Date   : 2020-11-19 12:19 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | JadeNB wrote:
       | In case the term 'delay discounting' is not familiar:
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       | > We found that smartphone screen time was correlated with
       | choosing smaller immediate over larger delayed rewards and that
       | usage of social media and gaming apps predicted delay
       | discounting.
        
         | felixr wrote:
         | Found this explanation of 'delay discounting' quite good:
         | The phenomenon scientists call delay discounting can tell a lot
         | about        a persons ability to set and attain goals. Some
         | people are more likely        to prefer smaller but immediate
         | rewards rather than larger but delayed        rewards. The
         | tendency to prefer immediate rewards, even if they are
         | smaller, has been linked to impulsive behavior, which is
         | connected to        problems such as substance abuse and
         | addiction.
         | 
         | https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/podcast/delay-discounting/
        
         | johtso wrote:
         | Akrasia is a related concept. Enjoyed this blog post on the
         | topic: https://blog.beeminder.com/akrasia/
        
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