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Our attention spans really are getting shorter – here’s how you can fix yours

Numerous studies have charted our waning ability to concentrate over the past quarter century; literacy rates and reading for ...
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Stress and anxiety are top causes of shrinking attention spans, study finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a world where the average attention span has dwindled to just eight seconds – barely enough time to read a few sentences – a new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical ...
New York Post

If you can’t read this headline without getting distracted, try the ‘Take Five’ method for better focus

Is your train of thought constantly derailing? It’s no wonder that attention spans have dwindled in the age of information overload, with news, videos, notifications and ads constantly competing for ...
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How to refocus in the age of distraction

YORK, Pa. — Studies show that the average attention span is now only eight seconds, so what is contributing to this newer trend in Americans being so distracted? A new national survey of 1,000 ...
The Conversation

Eight seconds and dropping? How to make the most of short attention spans

Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian receives funding from the Wellcome Trust. Her research work is conducted within the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental Health and Neurodegeneration ...
WTOL

Stress and anxiety top causes of shrinking attention spans, Ohio State study finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a world where the average attention span has dwindled to just eight seconds – barely enough time to read a few sentences – a new study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical ...