Generation goldfish: Our online lives are having a detrimental impact on our attention spans

Flitting from one item to another online has reduced our attention spans to eight seconds – and it’s having a detrimental impact on our lives, says Aileen C. O’Reilly.

Generation goldfish: Our online lives are having a detrimental impact on our attention spans
Mon, 05 Aug, 2019 - 18:00

By Aileen C O'Reilly

Flitting from one item to another online has reduced our attention spans to eight seconds – and it’s having a detrimental impact on our lives, says Aileen C. O’Reilly.

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