{"id":71208,"date":"2023-12-27T00:21:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T05:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=71208"},"modified":"2023-12-27T00:21:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T05:21:13","slug":"what-is-speedwatching-and-what-are-its-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/what-is-speedwatching-and-what-are-its-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ‘speedwatching’ and what are its effects?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Surely we have all heard an audio message sent by a messaging service like\u00a0WhatsApp<\/em>\u00a0at a higher speed than normal.\u00a0Maybe we were in a hurry, the message was long or the person sending it spoke slowly.\u00a0It is also possible that we have advanced a fragment of a movie or series at a higher speed to be able to reach the end sooner.<\/p>\n

This trend is called\u00a0speedwatching<\/em>\u00a0and, although it is observed mainly in young people and adolescents, the previous examples show how everyone can be tempted to fall into it.\u00a0Videos, music, podcasts… everything can be listened to or viewed at a faster speed to be consumed and finished sooner.<\/p>\n

It is not something so recent: although\u00a0WhatsApp<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0Telegram<\/em>\u00a0,\u00a0TikTok<\/em>\u00a0and other platforms and social networks have the function of accelerating the playback speed, since 2019 browsers such as Chrome\u00a0incorporated extensions<\/a>\u00a0that allowed viewing to be accelerated automatically on various platforms.<\/p>\n

But what happens when we get used to consuming content played at speeds faster than those at which they were recorded or broadcast?<\/p>\n

What does speedwatching<\/em>\u00a0respond to\u00a0?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In our society, being busy is valued positively.\u00a0Hurrying has become, in many cases, a lifestyle.\u00a0Lack of time is a commonplace in a world where everything quickly becomes outdated and where the management of waiting times is increasingly complex.\u00a0Being able to view or listen to content at a higher speed is still an adaptive response to this lack of time.<\/p>\n

Some\u00a0North American studies<\/a>\u00a0delve into this relationship between the viewer and the content, placing the viewer as the master of time, who enjoys the pleasure of being able to compress the products according to their needs and desires.<\/p>\n

An extremely visual world, with little use of words and in which hours are never enough to be able to carry out everything that remains pending, requires tools to cope with it.<\/p>\n

There is, on the other hand, the need to be permanently up to date with the latest headlines, the latest episodes of series, the latest videos uploaded to social networks, podcasts or any other digital content.<\/p>\n

This anxiety caused by the fear of missing out on experiences and therefore being socially excluded is called FOMO (\u00a0Fear Of Missing Out<\/a>\u00a0).\u00a0FOMO is a type of social anxiety that generates insecurity, fear or even low self-esteem, and involves having to be constantly connected to the network.\u00a0This permanent connection is linked to the need to consume (see and listen to) the maximum possible content in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n

What negative effects can it have?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Processes such as attention and concentration, involved in memory and learning, as well as the management of waiting times, may be affected if this activity ends up being habitual.<\/p>\n

Attention is an executive function that is based on a physiological response to a stimulus that\u00a0attracts us<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0But the time that a person can maintain attention (sustained attention) is a voluntary ability that increases over the years, being much shorter in children than in adults.<\/p>\n

Now, when in our daily lives we need to see or listen to a lot of content in a short time, we reduce our attentional capacity.\u00a0The constant search for new stimuli activates the neurotransmitter called dopamine, creating reward circuits and generating a\u00a0vicious cycle<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

We can say that the brain accustomed to\u00a0speedwatching<\/em>\u00a0will get bored if it does not receive stimuli at accelerated speed, becoming passive.\u00a0Stop being attentive, concentrating and simply receive information.<\/p>\n

More speed, less understanding<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Attention and memory (especially\u00a0working memory<\/a>\u00a0) are key executive functions in learning processes.\u00a0Studies\u00a0demonstrate<\/a>\u00a0the relationship between sustained attention and learning processes, which implies that not being able to sustain attention can have consequences on the depth with which learning is carried out.\u00a0In order to learn,\u00a0a voluntary effort<\/a>\u00a0is required that can be compromised by not having time to internalize and work with the content consumed at high speed.<\/p>\n

Some recent studies\u00a0have already shown<\/a>\u00a0that playing a lecture at a higher speed affects the good understanding of its content.\u00a0In fact, the\u00a0Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology<\/em><\/a>\u00a0is against the acceleration of videos with the aim of saving time, as it explains that complex aspects of audiovisual products are lost.<\/p>\n

Less patience and ability to wait<\/h4>\n

Finally, taking into account the vicious circle generated by dopamine, another important effect is the poor management of waiting: the constant stimulation caused by\u00a0speedwatching<\/em>\u00a0and the fast-paced world generates permanent gratification in the brain.\u00a0By always having a stimulus available, patience is reduced.\u00a0And we lose the habit of having to wait to obtain a goal.<\/p>\n

Although this management of waiting times is also a skill that is learned with age, maturation and experience, the reality is that\u00a0we are becoming more and more impatient<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Spot cognitive training<\/strong><\/h4>\n

But not everything in\u00a0speedwatching<\/em>\u00a0is negative.\u00a0Although increasing the speed of audio and video playback is a technique supposedly intended to save time, it is also\u00a0recently being shown<\/a>\u00a0to require practice, training, and focused attention.<\/p>\n

Therefore, if we do not make it habitual, but rather use it as a specific tool for a specific purpose or for a particular reason, speedwatching\u00a0is<\/em>\u00a0not harmful in itself, quite the opposite.<\/p>\n

Realizing that we may be misusing this technique and turning it into a trend should also help us create a space to stop and think.\u00a0Analyze if we are really buying time or we have simply entered a circle of endless consumption in a world that moves too fast.<\/p>\n

Author Bio: <\/strong>Sylvie Perez Lima, Psychopedagogue. COPC 29739 is a Professor and tutor of Psychology and Education Studies at UOC – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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