[HN Gopher] Investigating the relationship between smartphone us... ___________________________________________________________________ Investigating the relationship between smartphone use and delay discounting Author : draugadrotten Score : 31 points Date : 2020-11-19 12:19 UTC (1 days ago) (HTM) web link (journals.plos.org) (TXT) w3m dump (journals.plos.org) | JadeNB wrote: | In case the term 'delay discounting' is not familiar: | | > 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/ ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-11-20 23:01 UTC)