Fighting our smartphones ability to make us dumber

Originally published at: https://eduk8.me/2017/08/fighting-smartphones-ability-make-us-dumber/

The more we use smartphones, the dumber we become. Research has found that having a smartphone physically nearby actually causes us to perform worse on tasks than those who’s smartphones were in another room. In other words, the mere presence of your smartphone reduces your cognitive capacity even if you’re not conscious of the affect. Source: How…