Study Finds Twitter, Email More Addictive Than Alcohol, Cigarettes: Are You Addicted to the Internet?
SodaHead Living
2012/02/06 18:14:14
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Did you feel an uncontrollable urge to get on the Internet this morning, whether it was to log on to SodaHead, tweet or just to check your email? According to researchers from Chicago University's Booth Business School, the desire to tweet or check your email may be harder to resist than cigarettes and alcohol, The Guardian reports.
People may feel stronger urges for sleep and sex, but they're more likely to give into their media cravings. "Desires for media may be comparatively harder to resist because of their high availability and also because it feels like it does not 'cost much' to engage in these activities, even though one wants to resist," lead researcher Wilhelm Hofmann told The Guardian.
"With cigarettes and alcohol there are more costs -- long-term as well as monetary -- and the opportunity may not always be the right one. So, even though giving in to media desires is certainly less consequential, the frequent use may still 'steal' a lot of people's time,'" he continued.
Meanwhile, The Telegraph reports that 60 percent of British children between ages 12 and 16 said they would be "sad" without a web connection, while 48 percent said they would be lonely. In other words, the "addiction" starts young. Do you think you're hooked on the Internet?
Meanwhile, The Telegraph reports that 60 percent of British children between ages 12 and 16 said they would be "sad" without a web connection, while 48 percent said they would be lonely. In other words, the "addiction" starts young. Do you think you're hooked on the Internet?
I'm not denying that it is possible to become hooked to the internet. As I stated before, I used to be. But I have my doubts about the percentage of people who actually are!
Yes, I knew people in the business in the 50 & 60's when the techniques were developing.
And I kicked all 3 addictions.