Phones phantom vibrations

SysTaMatIcS · 01-13-2012

Picture the following: you are expecting to receive an important text message or email on your smartphone. All of a sudden you feel that your handset is vibrating in your pocket informing you that it has been received. However, you take the device out only to realize that your imagination is playing games with you.

If the above scenario sounds familiar, you are actually not alone. In fact, a study conducted by the British Psychological Society reveals that many smartphone owners are so obsessed with their devices that they experience the so-called “phantom” vibrations.

Increased stress levels are said to be a primary cause for the phenomenon to occur. As a result, people tend to check their smartphones more and more often in anticipation for a new email, text, or social network message to be sent to them. However, that behavior was discovered to lead to even more stress for the smartphone user leading them into a vicious circle that is tough to escape from.

Interestingly, the researchers point out that the majority of users suffering from the aforementioned “phantom” vibrations were the ones who received their smartphone from their employer, the point of that being increasing their productivity, of course. The paradox here is that instead of being beneficial to them, staying constantly connected to their work only brings more stress to those employees.

it happens to me atleast

H@SSàN · 01-14-2012

it happens to me all the time, even before I had a smartphone... I'm not obsessed with it though

**Sogelec** · 01-14-2012

For Blackberry Users, they imagine the red light blinked

**mr_j** · 01-14-2012

smart phones are just another device that binds us and decreases our freedom, just lkike televisions and computers were back in their golden days, people can't even enjoy a walk on the beach anymore, their eyes can't process anything unless it transmits flashing lights and fast animations...

Neoxter · 01-14-2012

When I'm sleeping (about to sleep), it always occurs to me the idea of me falling into a hole, and I always have this semi-heart-attack-feeling and wake up like this

I also imagine feeling being electrocuted and it feels so real. Always these two things.
What the f#ck is this?!

01-13-2012	#1
SysTaMatIcS Registered Member Last Online: 10-14-2022 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,467 Thanks: 14,136 Thanked 4,244 Times in 2,547 Posts Groans: 186 Groaned at 198 Times in 120 Posts	Phones phantom vibrations Picture the following: you are expecting to receive an important text message or email on your smartphone. All of a sudden you feel that your handset is vibrating in your pocket informing you that it has been received. However, you take the device out only to realize that your imagination is playing games with you. If the above scenario sounds familiar, you are actually not alone. In fact, a study conducted by the British Psychological Society reveals that many smartphone owners are so obsessed with their devices that they experience the so-called “phantom” vibrations. Increased stress levels are said to be a primary cause for the phenomenon to occur. As a result, people tend to check their smartphones more and more often in anticipation for a new email, text, or social network message to be sent to them. However, that behavior was discovered to lead to even more stress for the smartphone user leading them into a vicious circle that is tough to escape from. Interestingly, the researchers point out that the majority of users suffering from the aforementioned “phantom” vibrations were the ones who received their smartphone from their employer, the point of that being increasing their productivity, of course. The paradox here is that instead of being beneficial to them, staying constantly connected to their work only brings more stress to those employees. it happens to me atleast __________________ problems of performance appraisal is that it sucks to memorize them

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H@SSàN حـسـا ن Last Online: 05-07-2014 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,594 Thanks: 2,264 Thanked 954 Times in 586 Posts Groans: 56 Groaned at 38 Times in 27 Posts	it happens to me all the time, even before I had a smartphone... I'm not obsessed with it though __________________ http://forum.vcoderz.com/best-trance-2011-t21339/index.html

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Sogelec Vcoderz Team Last Online: 04-23-2014 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 2,263 Thanks: 3,359 Thanked 2,433 Times in 1,226 Posts Groans: 12 Groaned at 5 Times in 5 Posts	For Blackberry Users, they imagine the red light blinked __________________ www.AutoBoxOnline.com - www.OnlineIcards.com

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mr_j Community Moderator Last Online: 07-31-2023 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,520 Thanks: 3,023 Thanked 2,076 Times in 1,156 Posts Groans: 7 Groaned at 34 Times in 27 Posts	smart phones are just another device that binds us and decreases our freedom, just lkike televisions and computers were back in their golden days, people can't even enjoy a walk on the beach anymore, their eyes can't process anything unless it transmits flashing lights and fast animations... __________________ "Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it. " -Mark Twain

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Neoxter Beyond the Code Last Online: 06-15-2014 Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,993 Thanks: 2,214 Thanked 3,426 Times in 1,499 Posts Groans: 57 Groaned at 69 Times in 52 Posts	When I'm sleeping (about to sleep), it always occurs to me the idea of me falling into a hole, and I always have this semi-heart-attack-feeling and wake up like this I also imagine feeling being electrocuted and it feels so real. Always these two things. What the f#ck is this?! __________________ Whatever you do, do it for the Lulz.

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