Triple D Health and Fitness

Where has our attention gone?

Why is our attention span slowly decreasing?

These are the questions we must ask ourselves. Just 50 years ago we could still focus on a task for about 20 minutes. Fast forward to now and we are averaging less than a minute.

We are in an era where multitasking is the it thing. Not realizing the negative effects this may be doing to us.

In the digital age, more and more of short clips on social media are becoming the norm. We can’t even watch a 30 minute show without reaching for the phone.

Even in movie theaters, where they say to put your phone away and enjoy the movie, I see people still scrolling through their phones.

We want everything fast and now, so this makes things like losing weight harder to accomplish. Nowadays, it’s all about the shortcut, everyone’s looking for the quickest possible way.

We must relearn what we lost, and that’s our attention. Putting the phone aside, and doing other activities like sports or reading can be the remedy.

Staying focused on a task without the phone buzzing with notifications can increase your attention and productivity.

The attention span crisis is real but we can always do something about it.