I thought he would fall asleep. He has the attention span of a gnat! To think we let him start a damn war. Pathetic. #AttentionSpan

How Watching Béla Tarr’s 7.5-Hour Epic Restored Faith in Our Attention Span John Semley’s Wired article explores the experience of watching Béla Tarr’s seven-and-a-half-hour film *Sátántango* in a Manhattan theater and how it challenged modern notions of dwindling attention spans. The 1994 Hungarian masterpiece, famous for its slow pace and long takes, served as the centerpiece of Film at Lincoln Center’s farewell tribute to Tarr after his death in January 2026. The film’s scarcity and its nearly meditative viewing experience attracted over 250 committed viewers willing to sit through 439 minutes of bleak yet poetic cinema. The author reflects on how such an experience feels radical in an age of multitasking, notifications, and endless short-form content. Experts like programmer Tyler Wilson and professor Lexi Turner explain that ‘slow cinema’ demands patience, contemplation, and presence, qualities increasingly absent from modern media habits. As the audience collectively surrendered to the film’s rhythm, details such as rainfall, gestures, and even minor irritations became magnified. Semley emphasizes that watching *Sátántango* in a communal setting—without distractions—transformed it from a mere screening into a test of focus and endurance. Despite initial cynicism, he sees hope: audiences are rediscovering interest in experiences that demand time and attention, from long books to marathon films. The sold-out screenings suggest a counter-movement to digital distraction, proving that deep attention still thrives when given a space to exist.

How Watching Béla Tarr’s 7.5-Hour Epic Restored Faith in Our Attention Span

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#slowcinema #attentionspan #bélatarr

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Turns out these superficially-outdated practices (cursive, memorization, etc.) weren't just funzies to make #Boomers miserable, they served critical #developmentalneeds: capacity for #attentionspan, #boredom-tolerance #delayedgratification #mood-regulation, all the stuff we forgot how to do.

Am I getting dumber? Why can't I focus? Why can't I read anymore?

"Why Your #AttentionSpan Is Collapsing — The #BrainScience Nobody Told You"

"Why can't I read anymore"
"Why is my attention span so short"
"I used to love reading — what happened to me"
"Why do I feel dumb"
"Brain fog why"

🚫 Worng answer: "Put your phone down. Touch grass."

↪️Real answer⤵️

If people’s #attentionspan is so sort nowadays, how do they manage to listen to so many #podcasts, which seem, on average, to be about 246 minutes long?

Are Attention Spans Shrinking?

Dr. Randolph R. Lewis explains how social media may be making long films and books harder to follow. The full episode explores his book Bummerland and how technology, politics, and culture are reshaping America.

Full episode: youtu.be/s2_XY3-mBrg

#AttentionSpan

Slightly New Direction!
#SpeedArt #Speeddraw #Squirrely #SquirrelBrain #artprocess #digitalart #vectorart #photopea #painttoolSAI #attentionspan #CreativeProcess #humanmade #humanart #videos

What was that you said? Ummm. I agree? I think? Yeah... #lkschooldaze #lksd #attentionspan #dailyproblems #fyp

Have you ever heard “brain rot”?

It’s the short videos kids worldwide can’t stop watching.

When I first saw one, I was left staring at the screen in stunned silence…

Feel free to take a peek!
introvert-path.com/en/embracing...

#BrainRot #SocialMedia #AttentionSpan #DigitalDetox #MentalHealth

Day 35, drawing dots until I get bored
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#art #dots #attentionspan

Researchers say when it comes to our attention spans, we are at war NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer Matt Klein about how to win back our attention in an age of infinite information.

Researchers say when it comes to our attention spans, we are at war #Science #HealthandMedicine #MentalHealth #AttentionSpan #CognitiveHealth #MentalWellness

www.npr.org/2026/02/07/nx-s1-5680289...

2.48 seconds. Your Brain Just Quit Reading This (And That’s Exactly The Point) 2.48 seconds.

Check out my latest article: 2.48 seconds. Your Brain Just Quit Reading This (And That’s Exactly The Point) www.linkedin.com/pulse/248-se... via @LinkedIn
#AttentionSpan #FocusMatters #FutureOfWork #ProductivityHacks #WorkSmarterNotHarder

2.48 seconds. Your Brain Just Quit Reading This (And That’s Exactly The Point) 2.48 seconds.

READ NOW - 2.48 seconds. Your Brain Just Quit Reading This (And That’s Exactly The Point) medium.com/p/2-48-secon...
#AttentionSpan #FocusMatters #FutureOfWork #ProductivityHacks #WorkSmarterNotHarder

Why Shorts Exist (It Finally Clicked). The Meaning of Shorts Just Hit Me.

I was working… then it hit me.
That’s why they call it Shorts.
Wow. 🤯

(Katana Motors in the background… doing thinking work.)

#Shorts , #AttentionSpan , #CreatorLife , #ContentBrain , #KatanaMotors , #DryHumor , #Algorithm

Why Shorts Exist (It Finally Clicked). The Meaning of Shorts Just Hit Me.

I was working… then it hit me.
That’s why they call it Shorts.
Wow. 🤯

(Katana Motors in the background… doing thinking work.)

#Shorts , #AttentionSpan , #CreatorLife , #ContentBrain , #KatanaMotors , #DryHumor , #Algorithm

Both #Tesla and #Target still #Exist because in #Amerikkka #Empathy is #Toxic and has no #AttentionSpan

Your attention span isn’t bad, you’re just tired of being sold to. My mini Ted talk #capitalism #furry #attentionspan

Social media trains your attention span to shrink. Brain Habit: Offline Quiz Game trains it to expand. Competing business models. #AttentionSpan #Focus #CognitiveHealth #Simple #DataPrivacy #OnDevice #iOS26 #Privacy #Productivity #Focus #Minimalism #AI #Private

Remember fidget spinners?

Once labelled as a distraction for pupils.

This research concludes that "using fidget spinners IMPROVED neural efficiency for simple motor tasks in ADHD" participants.

🔓 bit.ly/3YBbn5i

#behaviour #AttentionSpan #ADHD #Neurodivergent

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I’m going live with another nature meditation in about 20 minutes. Today the session is about our declining attention span and how to improve it. -
https://youtu.be/Oh93OPhqCHo?si=m5WbYtu9K4MPKDpN

#NatureMeditation #AttentionSpan #Mindfulness #LiveSession #Focus #MentalHealth #WellnessJourney […]

We spend 47 seconds on a screen before switching. Then wonder why our AI prompts feel scattered. Your attention shapes your output. #AttentionSpan #AIstrategy

Read and listen: www.terraardor.com/writing

#essay #writersofbluesky #publiclibrary #audiobooks #attentionspan

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Ditch the boring brain games. Adult coloring offers a vibrant and enjoyable alternative for improving your ability to concentrate.
#CreativeFocus #AttentionSpan #ProductivityHack #BrainBoost #ColoringForProductivity

Do people actually feel like their attention is adversely effected by Internet/socials use?

I can still edit video, write, read, draw, cook, bike, etc for literally hours without distraction.

I only notice distraction and flitting around when I am tired or in pain

#attentionspan

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Ditch the boring brain games. Adult coloring offers a vibrant and enjoyable alternative for improving your ability to concentrate.
#CreativeFocus #AttentionSpan #ProductivityHack #BrainBoost #ColoringForProductivity

Words Of Choice... The magic of an old-school blog. It seems to me that "social" media has become anti-social media in many cases. Algorithms came first, All t...

#mwgic #2025 #AI #Algorithms #Bots #Catfish #Ads #AttentionSpan #Writing #Writer #Writers #Blog #Blogs #Blogging #Blogger #Bloggers #Human #ForHumans #ByHumans #SocialMedia #Choice

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“7 Ways to Parent in the Age of Brain Rot” "We know that short-form content — think TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels — is carefully engineered to activate the brain’s dopamine centers. We also know that excessive consumption of short-form content is linked to poorer attention, depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness. Difficulty disengaging and regulating emotions offline is a common result."

“We know that excessive consumption of short-form content is linked to poorer attention, depression, anxiety, stress, and loneliness.” - Leigh Rust, Psy.D.

www.additudemag.com/brain-rot-screen-time-te...

#SocialMediaImpact #AttentionSpan #adhd #adhdsky

Social Media Is Frying Kids’ Brains
#SocialMedia #KidsAndTech #BrainScience #AttentionSpan.

#Battery #Charge #Ipad #Attentionspan #Cartoon #Beaver