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Feb 17, 2016
"When you really pay attention, everything is your teacher." --Ezra Bayda
Our Shortened Attention Span & 3 Ways To Stay Focused
"In the digital age, where the news is limited to 140 characters and conversations take place in the form of emojis, our attention span has shortened. A recent study has found this digital lifestyle has made it difficult for us to stay focused, with the human attention span shortening from 12 seconds to eight seconds in more than a decade....Humans now have less of an attention span than a goldfish (nine seconds average)....A weaker attention span could be the side effect of the brain having to adapt and change over time in the presence of technology. However, there are ways to improve our attention span amid the ongoing texts, tweets, and other interruptions."
BE THE CHANGE
Unplug, if not for the whole day at least for several hours. Pay attention to the richness of the world around you in the ensuing silence.
