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#584 - Dr Gloria Mark - How To Take Control Of Your Attention

Modern Wisdom

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Is Your Attention Degrading?

Psychologist David Perry has been studying attention spans for two decades. His research shows that we spend less than 40 seconds on any screen before switching to a new one. In the last five, six years, he says our attention spans have declined from 2 and a half minutes down to about 47 seconds.

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