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'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span (theweek.com)
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'TikTok brain' may be coming for your kid's attention span::Emerging research suggests that TikTok's rapid-fire short videos are affecting the attention spans of its younger users, making it harder for them to engage in activities that require more sustained attention.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I have been trying to work on my attention span ever since quitting Reddit. There's this great book I'm reading, it has everything in it that I love, I would have been pulled in if this was 20 years ago (yeah, I'm old). But I find I can only handle about 5 minutes or so before I feel that urge for "fresh" information. It sucks!