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Posted on 05/15/2015 11:52:55 AM PDT by Lorianne
People now have shorter attention spans than goldfish — and our always-on portable devices may be to blame, a new study suggests.
The study from Microsoft Corp. draws on surveys of more than 2,000 Canadians who played games online in order to determine the impact that pocket-sized devices and the increased availability of digital media and information are having on everyday life. Researchers also did in-lab monitoring, using electroencephalograms (EEGs) to monitor brain activity of 112 people.
Among the findings of the 54-page study was that, thanks to our desire to always be connected, people can multi-task like never before. However, our attention spans have fallen from an average of 12 seconds in the year 2000 to just eight seconds today. A goldfish is believed to have a nine-second attention span on average, the study says.
“Canadians with more digital lifestyles (those who consume more media, are multi-screeners, social media enthusiasts, or earlier adopters of technology) struggle to focus in environments where prolonged attention is needed,” reads the study.
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Sorry, what was that?
I was looking up tunnels connecting Walmarts and ... LOOK! Squirrel!
What squir...
I could barely concentrate long enough to post this!
Outrageous and disturbing. This is surely a sign of the end times. Nostradaumus was right after all!
Whut?.............
Read another couple reports on web stats withing the last month saying the same thing....
Microsoft says that Canadians are dumber than fish?
Don’t look for that Windows 10 launch to go too well north of the border.
The perfect mindset for tax livestock, “victim” livestock, and scandal after scandal in fedgov ... no one is paying attention for long enough to realize how screwed they are.
Not a problem. Most squirrels (er, goldfish) are also smarter than democrat voters.
I like people who vote for politicians who are going to skyrocket their electric bills.
Brilliant!
Read this thread for the snide remarks. Thanks FReepers.
I don’t know if this is Ping worthy there eh?
How many times you gonna post that reply on different threads? It’s not working.
Low Information Goldfish for Obama. Join now!
“Your attention span is now less than that of goldfish, Microsoft says”
Don’t tell me what my attention span is. You have no idea. Don’t put me arbitrarily in a group and then tell me that I share the characteristics of the group.
But wait. I can absolutely guarantee everybody that I can forget anything Microsoft says faster than a goldfish. I’d say the same for most of the gibberish that comes my way. My only question is why would a goldfish give a rip about Microsoft mumblings?
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