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Nyteria~ The average mobile user checks his or her phone 150 times a day

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Cass~Americans spend 5hrs per day on digital devices(phones, computers, tablets etc.)and another 4 1/2 hrs watching tv

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The attention span has gone down from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.

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Thats really short.

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Paying attention to technology and the physical world forces our brain to become distracted and severely limits our reaction time.

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Aylonah Norris - The tendency to text rather than call people has left the younger generation hopelessly awkward and nervous over the phone.

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Ash- Average Americans spend up to 5 hours a day total on their phones

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Ash- Average mobile user checks their phone 150 times a day

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A recent study by Microsoft Corporation has found the digital lifestyle has made it difficult to stay focused, with the human attention span shortening from 12 seconds to eight seconds in more than a decade

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eye contact is one of the strongest forms on non-verbal communication

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The human attention span has shortened from 12 seconds to eight seconds in more than a decade

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Lack of basic phone skills contribute to the inability to articulate or explain anything with depth of thought and feeling and requires back and forth connection.

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Alyssa- As social media connects us within the digital realm, it is creating a social skills deficit in our kids.   Drew- Teens and adults immersed in their technology devices, oblivious to the world around them, has become a familiar sight.

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People are becoming less aware of their surroundings.

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Jordan Baker-The Average American spends five hours looking at a phone and four and a half hours watching tv a day.

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David Bridges- Cognitive science research shows that the brain has limited bandwidth; dual-tasking compels the brain to pull from some shared, limited resource, slowing reaction time.

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"Lack of basic phone skills contribute to the inability to articulate or explain anything with depth of thought and feeling and requires back and forth connection."

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being constantly connected can compromise attention spans in exchange for being better multi-taskers.

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Looking at a screen for more than 10 hours a day causes you to not know what to look at when in a conversation.

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Nayana- sustaining eye contact, and know when it’s appropriate, is a vital social tool. The average American spends more than five hours per day using digital devices... mobile users check there phone 150 times a day.

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over 43 percent of the attention we focus on someone is devoted to the eyes.

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The age of text messages, Twitter and Instagram has begun to really impair the younger generation’s ability to actually hold solid, professional conversations on the phone.

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"over 43 percent of the attention we focus on someone is devoted to the eyes"

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The average American spends more than 5 hours per day on a mobile device and another 4 and a half hours watching TV.

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Welcome to the discourse!

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The human attention span is shortening from 12 seconds to 8 seconds in more than a decade

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Focusing on technology while attempting to function in the physical world pulls your brain in two different directions. This causes our brain to spend limited attention and our reaction time is severely  limited.

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Ash- Less and less people are able to hold professional conversations

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The attention span has gone down from 12 seconds to 8 seconds.

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David Bridges-the average mobile user checks his or her phone 150 times a day.