Day 81: One thing I learned today…
A study done by Elizabeth Dunn from the University of British Columbia showed that in a waiting room full of people those on their phones smiled 30% less of the time. Participants in the phoneless condition on average spent about 2 minutes and 30 seconds smiling during a 10-minute period.
Being constantly connected to the digital world may make us less social and smile less.
I am super guilty of using my phone every time I am in a waiting room. Not sure I will change this behavior either 🤪
Source:
Kushlev, Kostadin & Hunter, John & Proulx, Jason & Pressman, Sarah & Dunn, Elizabeth. (2018). Smartphones reduce smiles between strangers. Computers in Human Behavior. 91. 10.1016/j.chb.2018.09.023.
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