PHOENIX: What is still not clear at this stage is whether digitally active people are more distracted because their excessive online activity, or whether it is because they naturally have short “attentional control.”
In a world where people are constantly on the Internet, whether on computers or smart phones, online hyperactivity has become a norm. A recent study has found that the more times a person uses the Internet or their mobile phone, the more likely they are to experience “cognitive failures.”