Based on Microsoft data, the estimated average attention span for Gen Z is just eight seconds, while for millennials, it is 12 seconds.
And the data shows that attention spans are continuing to decline.
So how does attention really work? How can we improve it? And why are our attention spans dropping?
Barbara J Sahakian is Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Cambridge, and she joins Emile Donovan.
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