As someone with a terrible memory who grew up with these constant distractions around me, be it a phone or an MP3 player or what have you, I often wonder how much that contributes to my lack of substantial memory about my childhood. While it's not mentioned here, I wonder if the inverse of this finding is true; specifically, if one doesn't have time of "quiet wakefulness", are they likely to experience a larger-than-usual absence of memory?