Why Are We Distracted By Technology

Are We Distracted By Technology? Technology has continued to improve greatly throughout generations, to make our lives easier and higher quality. The current generation depends tremendously on technology for anything major, to simple everyday tasks. Constantly updated communication devices and social media makes things we never thought possible happen. Despite the many positive qualities that come with constant improvements of technology, there is a downside that is creating a generation that is continually distracted. The distraction people struggle with today, affects development, everyday tasks, and overall concentration. Technology with children has raised a concern regarding their brain and development. Many surveys have proven it affects children's attention spans in and out of school. The information from these surveys concluded that children could not pay attention for more than 3 minutes at a time. With a 3 minute attention span at the most, it has proven to affect study habits, in a negative way (Gonchar and Schulten) . Students themselves, have reported that even without the sounds and notifications, they were distracted by the idea of people trying to get into contact with them (Soltan). Research shows that technology also influences …show more content…
Frustration has been noticed particularly between parents and their kids. A study provided the emotions of kids when it comes to getting the attention of their parents when technology is present. “ No matter what age, kids feel exhausted, frustrated, mad or sad when trying to get the attention of their parent when they are on their phone.” (Adair). Technology has become such an advanced distraction for even parents that, it is as if a child has to compete like they are involved in sibling rivalry. Instead of a sibling, it is a piece of technology