Can you stay focused for longer than 5 seconds?

“The average attention span at present is just 5 seconds long. Ten years ago it was 12 minutes.”

(1) How does a decreased attention span affect relationships between people, the quality of life, or the ability of people to acquire knowledge?

(2) Does it make people more frustrated?

(3) Is it addicting people to social media?

(4) Does it make people easier to control and manipulate?

(5) What affect will this have on this generation’s children as they enter adulthood?

(6) Is this simply the result of the advancing technology or by design?

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