The Global Attention Span Is Getting Shorter

The Global Attention Span Is Getting Shorter
This is the consequence of information overflow
Dalmeet Singh Chawla
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4 min read·
May 2, 2019
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Illustration by Benedikt Luft
It’s not your imagination: keeping up with the sheer amount of content that’s available today — whether it’s Twitter, the news, or the latest show on Netflix — is getting harder. As a result, the length of time that content remains popular — a rough measurement of the global attention span — is decreasing…
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Written by Dalmeet Singh Chawla
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Immigrant. Global Citizen. Science Journalist. Portfolio: www.dalmeets.com
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