You are likely reading this story on a screen. I have 47 seconds of your focus before you are likely distracted by something else, according to research on the average attention span. Let’s make the ...

As people scroll on social media more and read books less, their ability to focus is weakening, says attention-span researcher Gloria Mark. Some of her earliest research, published in April 2004, ...

From Two Point Five Minutes to Forty Seconds Over the past two decades the average attention span — that is to say, the ...

In a world of instant gratification, kids are accustomed to being rewarded. Tap a button, and bright animations explode on the screen. Press a fidget toy bubble, and there’s an immediate, satisfying ...