The vast majority of students rely on laptops – and increasingly AI – to help with their university work. But a small number are going analogue and eschewing tech almost entirely in a bid to re-engage their brains

The vast majority of students rely on laptops – and increasingly AI – to help with their university work. But a small number are going analogue and eschewing tech almost entirely in a bid to re-engage their brains

  • ulterno@programming.devEnglish
    9·
    5 hours ago

    I really like being able to Ctrl+F through my book.
    But there just seems to be some kind of feel to flipping a page that makes me feel more focussed.

    • Tortellinius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 hours ago

      Engagement. I’m a teacher and using all of your senses to look for information makes you remember that said piece of information more.

      It’s funny, most studying comes down to that… And motivation, which is also something you have if you prefer books over laptop.

    • eleitl@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      3 hours ago

      The trick is to buy dead tree and also download the same book from the usual online libraries.

    • MashedTech@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 hours ago

      I think it’s the mental work of “I don’t have to do anything, it will find it for me” and “I have to find it myself” and I think it puts you in a state mentally and keeps you there. You don’t have to disengage because there’s something else doing the work.