2020 single Exploratory study I investigated the information overload and Online conversations How its dynamics affect social relationships, and the finding surprised even the researchers: Overexposure to information can clearly suppress response probability. Millennials, that is, those born between the 1980s and the mid-1990s, who are also described as the “burnout generation,” are the most exposed to this phenomenon.
This generation has come of age in a world of technology that allows work, information, and communication to follow them everywhere, until they can never get off the treadmill. As it turns out from the research, when the average user looks at their mobile phone, they have at least 47 unread text messages (which could have come from one person) and 1,602 unopened emails, which is extremely valuable – and after seeing the messages they want Inadvertent internal conflict begins:
Should I reply to messages and stick to my phone again, or should I ignore notifications and just respond at a more convenient time, while still having the chance of offending the person by doing so?
Of course, the answer is not simple, but if you take the time to learn about your own situation, you will be able to make much easier decisions regarding such questions. The Huffington Post In consultation with several experts, the US newspaper has categorized the possible reasons why people feel bad when they see unread notifications into several different categories.
The first such anxiety, which is typical mostly for introverts. Most of them start to feel anxious when they have to come into contact with others, so they often want to be left alone. According to social worker Jami Dommler, many people feel tremendous pressure when they have to communicate with strangers, which can cause them to become depressed.
It can also be a trigger perfectionism, that is, the constant pursuit of perfection. This is most likely to manifest in compulsive compliance at work, where the person may feel that if they do not respond promptly to work messages and emails, they are simply not doing their job well. The third and most common reason is a Phone addiction mayo. In the 21st century, we’re already so dependent on our phones that we’re available at any time due to constant online connectivity, and we’re ready to respond instantly, even if we know we shouldn’t necessarily.
Last but not least, the difference About obsessive-compulsive disorders And we should not forget, one of the most widespread is obsessive-compulsive disorder, that is, obsessive-compulsive disorder, with which tens of millions of people have already been diagnosed. Obsessive-compulsive disorder of varying degrees, from fear of infection to sexual compulsion to compulsive examination and cleaning. This can also include striving for perfection and symmetry, and according to experts, constantly checking emails also belongs to this category, because the subject reads them so as not to see the red notification dots indicating unread emails on the home screen of his phone.
Here’s how you can help yourself
If you feel that you simply cannot control your compulsive behavior, you should definitely contact a professional, but if you feel you can make a change, there are many things you can try to help yourself.
Emily Palsitis, assistant professor of psychology at New York University he suggests, to create different boundaries in order to manage the onslaught of information and the phenomenon of FOMO, that is, the fear of missing out. According to Balcetis, we can even start this by having an old-fashioned alarm clock, so that we can leave our mobile phone in a completely different room before going to bed, because using your mobile phone in bed has a very negative effect on sleep. .
It is believed that half an hour before the scheduled bedtime, he should not be allowed to watch TV or use a mobile phone.
As we wrote, another cause of great concern for people is the large number of unanswered personal or work emails. – However, these questions should also be answered in bed, and not before going to bed. According to the Associate Professor, the most correct thing would be for everyone to create a period of time of a few minutes or, as the case may be, an hour in their day, during which they answer all their messages at once, and the rest of the time. The day they don’t deal with them at all.
Of course, the situation is a little different with SMS and personal messages, but the most important thing is that you only answer them outside the predetermined time period if you really want to.
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