How to Improve Your Attention Span In Today's World
NOTE: I wrote this 6 years ago but I wanted to share it again seeing how many are drowning in social media and wondering why they are not moving forward.
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It is hard to achieve anything when you can't even read for 10 minutes.
About 2 months ago, I discovered that my attention span was becoming invisible.
I found out that reading a 2000-word article was becoming really difficult for me.
I would open a book and after reading about 2 paragraphs, I would get bored.
Watching a video that is more than 10 minutes was a no go area.
And it was beginning to affect my self development.
I knew trouble was looming if I didn't do anything about this poor development.
So, I slowed down and took a look at what was causing it.
I found out that even though reading a 2000-word article was painful for me, I could spend 2 hours browsing through social media - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.
I am not saying all social media is bad - but it is built around the concept of instant gratification and to get you addicted.
So, the first thing I did was to drastically reduce the amount of time I spent on social media.
Then I started meditating every morning for 5 minutes.
Meditating in this case simply mean:
I will set my timer for 5 minutes
Then I will sit on my chair and close my eyes, think about nothing and focus on my breathing until the timer goes off.
I started with 5 minutes until I got used to it. Then moved to 10 and 15 minutes.
After the meditation, I will set my timer again and discipline myself to read a book for 30 minutes.
And it worked.
For instance, I just completed a home study course that is about 40 hours long.
Most people's attention span is so short nowadays.
Check yourself and do something about it.
May God help us all.
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