Less concentration than goldfish through the smartphone – Yahoo! News

The concentration of man is even shorter than that of a goldfish. This is demonstrated by a study by Microsoft. The cause? The obsession with the smartphone.

Microsoft wanted to measure the impact of smartphones and tablets in their daily lives. A study in 2000 showed that Canadians had an attention span of 12 seconds. That number has now dropped to 8 seconds, one second shorter than the attention span of a goldfish

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“Canadians with a more digital lifestyle (those who consume more media, use different screens at the same time or are active on social media) have difficulty concentrating in an area that is called for sustained attention,” the researchers conclude.

A shorter attention span was not the only worrying conclusion. According to researchers, it seems the behavior of some respondents to an addiction. In total, more than 2,000 Canadians participated in the study.

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44 percent of the participants between 18 and 24 years said difficulty to be focused on jobs and tasks. 73 percent reported watching before bedtime on their phone. 77 percent indicated they seize the smartphone boredom and 79 percent use smartphones and tablets while watching TV. Respondents over 65 years here had obviously less affected.

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