I can relate to this article when it comes to rest/sleep. If I leave my smart-phone right next to the bed, I have a tough time staying asleep. It seems that in my dream state, my brain comes up with reasons to want to reach over and check the web or mail, even though when I wake up I personally couldn’t care less and just want to go back to sleep.
If I leave it in the other room, I sleep much more soundly. This is not scientific, of course, and sounds utterly crazy, but it does seem that my brain does not go into hibernate the way it should based on the availability of the phone.
How about the old technology of reading books, magazines, and newspapers (and even the cereal boxes while eating breakfast)?
I’m always reading something — whether digital or hardcopy — unless I’m walking or driving or doing something where I can’t physically read.
But then I’m thinking about politics and science and engineering.
I’m always reading or thinking or both unless I’m sleeping.