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Attention Span A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity―A Must-Read Guide to Dealing with Distractions and Regaining Focus in the Modern World

Gloria Mark

AS SEEN ON ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD AND THE EZRA KLEIN SHOW, We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a task after an interruption. And we interrupt ourselves more than we're interrupted by others.

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Today, Explained

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Today, Explained

This book, written by psychologist Gloria Marks, was mentioned as focusing on the topic of attention span, with research indicating that attention spans have shrunk significantly since 2004.

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One of the sources I talked to for my story, Gloria Marks, she's a psychologist who literally wrote the book on attention span. The book is called Attention Span.

— Episode: This is your brain off books

Episode: This is your brain off books

This book, written by psychologist Gloria Marks, was mentioned as focusing on the topic of attention span, with research indicating that attention spans have shrunk significantly since 2004.

"

One of the sources I talked to for my story, Gloria Marks, she's a psychologist who literally wrote the book on attention span. The book is called Attention Span.

No Stupid Questions

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No Stupid Questions

This book was mentioned as having some of the only defensible data regarding attention span shrinkage, suggesting that the average adult attention span on computer screens had shrunk from about two and a half minutes two decades prior to about 75 seconds about a decade ago.

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Gloria Mark suggests that the attention span of, you know, your typical adult has shrunk. For example, like on computer screens, right? Like how often do we switch from one screen to another? In her r...

— Episode: 220. Is Your Attention Span Shrinking?

Episode: 220. Is Your Attention Span Shrinking?

This book was mentioned as having some of the only defensible data regarding attention span shrinkage, suggesting that the average adult attention span on computer screens had shrunk from about two and a half minutes two decades prior to about 75 seconds about a decade ago.

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Gloria Mark suggests that the attention span of, you know, your typical adult has shrunk. For example, like on computer screens, right? Like how often do we switch from one screen to another? In her research, the attention span was at some point like about two and a half minutes.

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