the hidden truth behind our declining attention spans
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today i tried to answer the question of what’s going on with our attention spans, and is it really getting shorter? how come so many people are picking up reading as a hobby then? hope you enjoy :)
contents:
00:00 intro
1:17 the attention span myth
10:05 why do we *feel* like our attention spans are declining?
13:56 the other explanation
sources:
A conceptual and methodological critique of internet addiction research: Towards a model of compensatory internet use, Daniel Kardefelt-Winther, (2014)
Attention spans, Microsoft Canada (2015)
Book sales statistics, WORDSRATED (2023)
Busting the attention span myth, BBC (2017)
Do we have your attention? The policy institute (2022)
Drivers and Consequences of Short-Form Video (SFV) Addiction amongst Adolescents in China: Stress-Coping Theory Perspective, Mu et al. (2022)
Exploring Stress and Problematic Use of Short-Form Video Applications among Middle-Aged Chinese Adults: The Mediating Roles of Duration of Use and Flow Experience, Huang et al., 2021
Our attention span is now less than that of a goldfish, Microsoft study finds, INDEPENDENT (2015)
Persuasive Technology, Center for Humane Technology (2021)
Research on Adolescents Regarding the Indirect Effect of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress between TikTok Use Disorder and Memory Loss, Peng Sha & Xiaoyu Dong (2021)
Science Shows: Humans Have Massive Capacity For Sustained Attention, And Storytelling Unlocks It, FORBES (2023)
The role of attention in learning in the digital age, Lodge & Harrison (2019)
The ’shortening’ of movies, Scott Myers (2014)
You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish, TIME magazine (2015)
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