AnnaSalamon comments on Poll results: LW probably doesn't cause akrasia - Less Wrong

47 Post author: AnnaSalamon 16 November 2011 06:03PM

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Comment author: Grognor 16 November 2011 02:20:59PM 13 points [-]

I would have suggested, and still do suggest if another poll will happen, the question,

How many tabs do you have open in your browser right now?

to see if that correlates with e.g. procrastination. Large any-given-moment tab count, I hypothesize, correlates negatively with focus, and maybe slightly negatively with conscientiousness.

Comment author: Raemon 16 November 2011 06:26:03PM 2 points [-]

I open lots of tabs, then close them. I am pretty sure I have an internet addiction.

Comment author: AnnaSalamon 16 November 2011 06:34:48PM 1 point [-]

A survey could also ask how many hours you spend online each day.

Comment author: thomblake 16 November 2011 07:10:24PM 2 points [-]

A survey could also ask how many hours you spend online each day.

I never know how to respond to this question. Do I count device-hours? Only time when information is transferring via the Internet to some device I own? Only when I ask it to? Do I need to be looking at a screen? If so, then printouts of ffdn don't count? What about programs I've downloaded and then are running offline? (&c.)

Comment author: taryneast 17 November 2011 02:40:26PM 1 point [-]

Except you'd have to exclude IT workers (especially web developers). :)