We always know that we're going to a waiting room. What we don't know is whether we're going to be waiting very long in that room. I always bring something to a waiting room to do whether it's emails to answer on my phone or notes and cards to write to catch up with people, knitting, crocheting, a book that I'd like to finish. Sometimes I bring knitting or crocheting and the book and do both. Why is this not an obvious choice? I'm fully aware that I'm not always going to be " the first one" in the line!! I'm always happier when I have accomplished something
Thanks for this awesome article! This study is so interesting.
About the lantern flies...we've had them for years here in PA. 😕 thankfully this season they've been sparse at least where we are. Embrace the villain role - they are invasive and need. To. Go.
One time I saw a woman in the park scraping HANDFULS of lantern flies off a tree into a bag so she could get rid of them. Doing her civic duty 🫡
I recommend coming at them quietly from the front so when they jump they land right into the trajectory of your stomping foot 🦶
I remember being in PSYCH 101 and trying to figure out what was being investigated when I “voluntarily” participated. I’d like to think I would have sniffed out the massive Jenga tower!
I know - does seem like a flaw in the system that the students who are usually participating in these studies are probably the ones that are most likely to know what’s actually going on!
I notice this loads when I’m teaching. When I give the students breaks, they don’t talk to each other, they just look at their phones. Occasionally I’ll get a chatty one who will come and talk to me but it’s really sad? Surely they could chat? We hear loads about student loneliness but maybe because they are plugged into their phones the whole time?
Such a great question. This study didn't have another control group (just the phone-less one) - but I'm really curious about how that would have impacted the results!
Teens may be so convinced that using their phones is better than standing idly that one study finds nearly half (45%) of teens have pretended to text while in public. And if you’re an adult who’s never pretended to text...I don’t believe you.
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Never. But I have pretended to be on a phone call.
We always know that we're going to a waiting room. What we don't know is whether we're going to be waiting very long in that room. I always bring something to a waiting room to do whether it's emails to answer on my phone or notes and cards to write to catch up with people, knitting, crocheting, a book that I'd like to finish. Sometimes I bring knitting or crocheting and the book and do both. Why is this not an obvious choice? I'm fully aware that I'm not always going to be " the first one" in the line!! I'm always happier when I have accomplished something
I love this line of thinking - maybe makes the waiting room experience a little less painful!
Thanks for this awesome article! This study is so interesting.
About the lantern flies...we've had them for years here in PA. 😕 thankfully this season they've been sparse at least where we are. Embrace the villain role - they are invasive and need. To. Go.
One time I saw a woman in the park scraping HANDFULS of lantern flies off a tree into a bag so she could get rid of them. Doing her civic duty 🫡
I recommend coming at them quietly from the front so when they jump they land right into the trajectory of your stomping foot 🦶
Happy stomping!
Omg HANDFULS! AGH! Great tip on stomping them, though -- they're surprisingly hard to catch!
It was so so gross lol
TIL Giant Jenga exists.
You’ve been missing out!
I remember being in PSYCH 101 and trying to figure out what was being investigated when I “voluntarily” participated. I’d like to think I would have sniffed out the massive Jenga tower!
I know - does seem like a flaw in the system that the students who are usually participating in these studies are probably the ones that are most likely to know what’s actually going on!
I notice this loads when I’m teaching. When I give the students breaks, they don’t talk to each other, they just look at their phones. Occasionally I’ll get a chatty one who will come and talk to me but it’s really sad? Surely they could chat? We hear loads about student loneliness but maybe because they are plugged into their phones the whole time?
Really interesting - I wonder if other educators notice this too!
I'm responding to your invitation to be part of your new project here because I don't get this in an email. I read it on the app. I'm interested!
I’m curious; did they do any kind of control that included a non-phone form of entertainment? Say, a book?
Such a great question. This study didn't have another control group (just the phone-less one) - but I'm really curious about how that would have impacted the results!
Teens may be so convinced that using their phones is better than standing idly that one study finds nearly half (45%) of teens have pretended to text while in public. And if you’re an adult who’s never pretended to text...I don’t believe you.
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Never. But I have pretended to be on a phone call.