13/12/15 Hanging up next to your children’s Christmas stockings, these miniature sleeping bags could easily be mistaken for a place where elves take
13/12/15 Hanging up next to your children’s Christmas stockings, these miniature sleeping bags could easily be mistaken for a place where elves take a break from wrapping presents and snuggle-up for forty-winks. But the tiny sleeping-quarters, which could also be used as reindeer hoof-warmers, may be all that is needed for a return to a traditional and harmonious family holiday season, without the constant distraction of smart phones. The mobile phone sleeping bag is the brainchild of Center Parcs who have begun giving out the festive little sacks to families this Christmas. “We commissioned a study which revealed that the daily distractions of modern life, particularly those from personal technology devices, have been found to be associated with lower levels of happiness”, said Center Parcs spokesperson Colin Whaley. “We found a seamstress to develop the miniature sleeping bags and we’re equipping 50 families with them so they can get together again and give their mobiles a rest for good quality family time" he added. The Gibson family were the first to use the phone sleeping bags while taking a short break at the Sherwood Forest village. Before heading-off for a family bike ride, Dad, Pete, said: “They’re such a great idea. I did peek inside my phone’s bag a couple of times to start with – just to check for signal. But soon I forgot I even had my phone with me. It’s really helped us spend better quality time together as a family. We’ll be taking them home with us too.” Findings from the study revealed that on average people spend more than a quarter (28%) of their time distracted. We are prone to significant levels of distractions during all types of typical daily life activities including in social interactions with family, friends and colleagues. Mobile phone distractions constitute the largest source of attention diversions, on average accounting for 17% of time but rising to more than 50% for 15% of people. Those distracted by mobile phones are also m
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