Intro to Test Subjects
This page will have the testimonies of my friends (referred to as subjects) and their personal experiences as smartphone users. Everything written below are my notes from our conversations that were approved by the subjects. They will be referred to by the first letter of their first name for privacy purposes. As you read the following notes, think about if they're similar to your experiences and how those experiences affect your life and happiness.
- Has to constantly listen to music
- Worsens anxiety
- Causes dissociation
- Spends a lot of time on phone without realizing
- Misses out on interacting with the outside world
- Causes easy frustration
- Migraines
- Doesn't allow her to have hobbies
Subject G
Subject H
- Worsened social and mental wellbeing
- Frustration when things aren't immidiate
- Forgetting about reality, focused on online world
- Negitave attention span
- Affects sleep
- Online drama hurts emotions and makes them worry about things not directly affecting real life
- Heightened anxiety