Diminishing Attention Spans in the Digital Age

Am I the jerk for... wow you thought it was one if those videos.

But did you know, attention spans of people nowadays are dwindling. Psychologist,

Dr. Gloria Mark, has been studying the impact of digital media on people’s everyday lives.

She conducted a study that observed people’s attention span. In 2004,

the results showed that the average attention span was about 72 seconds long.

In the most recent study in 2023, the average was 40 seconds long. Just in 10 years,

people’s attention span decreased by almost half while our digital usage has increased.

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