Put down your phone

 

放下手机

 

Your school or work performance will suffer

 

影响学习或工作

 

Your texting could be holding back your productivity at work or school. According to one study of college students, female first year students spend an average 12 hours texting and engaging in social media --and extensive media use is associated with lower academic performance.

 

But it isn't just college students who face texting distractions. A study conducted at the University of Michigan found that short interruptions at work -- even just the duration of reading or sending a text --can increase the number of errors a worker makes during a single task, reported Health Day.