The Inquirer's op-ed columns are now tagged as a '2-minute read' - still well above our alleged average
attention span.
Such a patient mantra can seem archaic in a time of ever-declining
attention spans.
Recently though, the scientific journal Nature Communications published the results of a study that showed that the
attention span of the general public has reduced over the past decade.
The team of academics is currently measuring such children's
attention span to be able to prove that it increases when simplified objects, robots or software are introduced to them.
Unfortunately, a shorter
attention span also affects our relationships.
And According to research by Microsoft, the average
attention span of a human is now just eight seconds - that's a second shorter than that of your pal swimming around on the top of the TV.
Stacey Stothard of Skipton Building Society, who carried out the research, said: "Due to our short
attention spans, we are simply not taking enough time to think about the things that matter, including our finances and the future."
Detroit, MI, July 27, 2017 --(PR.com)-- It's no secret
attention spans have plunged since the advent of the Internet and social media.
Baroness Greenfield said she is concerned screen technology encourages "short
attention spans, visual imagery rather than ideas, more sensation as a premium, taking risks because there's no consequences, low empathy because we've got no experience of talking directly to other people, and a need for constant feedback, witness Facebook, a fragile sense of identity and low-grade aggression".
At the average follow-up of about four years, subjects were tested on cognitive functions such as memory and
attention span. Both groups assigned to the Mediterranean diets had improved overall cognition, while the the low-fat diet group had a decrease in cognition.
India, May 18 -- A recent Microsoft study has found that the human
attention span has come down drastically since the start of the century.
Typically, a three-year-old has an
attention span of around three minutes, whereas a six-year-old has an
attention span of up to 15 minutes.
This is allegedly the
attention span of the average young person now.
According to the latest statistics, we have an
attention span of eight seconds--a full second less than the average goldfish.
