Attention!

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SifuPhil

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The average attention span in 2015 was 8.25 seconds.

In 2000 it was 12 seconds.

The average attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds.

Therefore, goldfish are now more capable of focusing on a task than we are.

[h=3]Attention span is the amount of concentrated time on a task without becoming distracted. Most educators and psychologists agree that the ability to focus attention on a task is crucial for the achievement of one's goals. It's no surprise attention spans have been decreasing over the past decade with the increase in external stimulation.[/h]
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source: Statistic Brain
 

fureverywhere said:
Damn this ADHD, human conversation including TV, 5 seconds. The written word? Sometimes hours...
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Funny how that works, isn't it?

I'm firmly convinced it's the ... uh ...

...

What were we talking about?

Oh, yeah, I'm firmly convinced it's all the tech surrounding us 24/7.
 

SifuPhil said:
Funny how that works, isn't it?

I'm firmly convinced it's the ... uh ...

...

What were we talking about?

Oh, yeah, I'm firmly convinced it's all the tech surrounding us 24/7.
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I tend to agree. Though around here, I've seen people so focused on their tech gadget (i-phone, tablet, whatever) that they are oblivious to their surroundings to the point that they step off the curb without even a glance at traffic. That's the wrong kind of focus and can be deadly.
 
I've had a couple near misses with those people. When you are crossing a major road...stop looking at your phone...no I am dead serious stop right this second. The sidewalk you might get smacked by a jogger but better that than a bus.
 
No but really today. You are crossing roads with six lane traffic. Really, your text from best buddy or looking the Hell Up...those cars will take you out...n' yeah might hurt.
 
fureverywhere said:
No but really today. You are crossing roads with six lane traffic. Really, your text from best buddy or looking the Hell Up...those cars will take you out...n' yeah might hurt.
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In this matter I lean toward the libertarian view - let each do what they will, without interference.

The Cleansing of America LOL!
 
fureverywhere said:
No but really today. You are crossing roads with six lane traffic. Really, your text from best buddy or looking the Hell Up...those cars will take you out...n' yeah might hurt.
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I KNOW, and I hate it. I had to stop so short the other day because of some idiot who stepped out in traffic that I threw everything on my car seats into the floor. Trouble with just running them over is you'd probably get charged with vehicular homicide. Don't these people care if they get hit by a garbage truck and squashed flat??
 
The current gene pool needs to be cleansed from top to bottom, we must stop them from breeding and producing more 'mouth breathers'......there are so many of them and so few of us so I'm at a loss, how are we ever going to accomplish this monumental task ?
 
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