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What are the causes and effects of our Short Attention Spans?

Effects of short attention on education.

Effects of Information overload.

Another cause of Short Attention Spans is Information Overload,which is overexposure to media.

Effects

  • Confusion and frustration
  • Impaired judgement based upon overconfidence.
  • Information overload causes increased cardiovascular stress.
  • Cardiovascular Stress - affecting the heart and blood vessels.

http://www.gdrc.org

  • Nowadays our brains are rewarded not for staying on task but for jumping to the next thing.
  • Short attention span due to technology have led more nimble thinking.

Effects of Instant Gratification.

  • Instant Gratification have made us impatient.
  • Nowadays we want everything to be super fast and if its slow we lose patients and we move to the next thing.
  • Our expectation of "Instant" has become faster, and as a reslut our patience is thinner.

Further Questions.

  • Is it possible that technology be solution to solve short attention span problems?
  • Does technology help us improve scores in education?
  • Does technology make us stupid/dumber overall?

Why do we have short attention spans?

(Bostonglobe.com)

Short Attention Spans are caused from watching T.V. at a young age.

Effects

  • Watching TV has resulted in kids having trouble concentrating during their school years.
  • Watching TV for an hour increases attention problems by about 10%.

{ usatoday30.usatoday.com }

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