The average goldfish has the attention span of nine seconds. Recently, Microsoft conducted a study that proved that people now lose concentration after eight seconds. This is a result of an increasingly digitalized lifestyle.

In Canada, researchers studied the brain activity of 112 people using electroencephalograms (a test that detects electrical activity in your brain using small, flat metal discs (electrodes) attached to your scalp.) They found that the average attention span dropped from 12 seconds to eight seconds.

“Heavy multi-screeners find it difficult to filter out irrelevant stimuli — they’re more easily distracted by multiple streams of media,” the report read.

Junior Ismaat Klaibou “I would say my attention span is decent, [if I didn’t have the multi screen option] I don’t think my attention span would change.” Klaibou said. “It’s helpful, especially when I have to open the answers to homework and then the actual homework on the other side, the fact that I can look at both at the same time is helpful.” she said

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