With the rise of the smartphone, the use of digital photography has exploded -- and with it concerns that we are paying more attention to documenting our lives than living them. In a new study, Yale SOM's Gal Zauberman investigated whether taking photos diminishes or enhances experiences.
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The rise of the smartphone has created a generation of amateur photojournalists, determined to record every memorable moment—and some less memorable ones. The New York Times estimates that we will take 1.3 trillion photos in 2017, up from 350 billion in 2010.[This article has been reproduced with permission from Qn, a publication of the Yale School of Management http://qn.som.yale.edu]