do todays' generations have a shorter attention span?

[david petley]

I was thinking that media overload might be a reason why we seem to have a shorter attention span ....oh, look at those 2 little birds in that bush.

anyway, I'm bored now.

[mneil]

I meant to respond to this earlier.

[gerbick]

Yep.

[silverx2]

omg your avatar is dr doom

[Nogol]

I admit I have short attention span.

[asheep_uk]

[jAQUAN]

I don't reaaly think it's a matter of shorter spans... Ooh an iphone4 what's that stuck to my floor me feet are cold I'm hungry boobs I hate traffic crap I forgot to send that email when's my package going to arrive I hope I can finish that script today do people really like me I wish I was taller Lovely Bones sucked what an as*hole I need to get out more I wish they'd make LOTR 4 with laser guns bread makes me poop a good day is when you get an extra apple pie for free damn she's hot who writes this crap when is Anterior going to release their sophomore album I'm tired why is she so angry damn that is shiney if I was a rock star I'd play nothing but WoW why does that itch so much coffee boobs.

[ChaseNYC]

While many people say multitasking makes them more productive, research shows otherwise. Heavy multitaskers actually have more trouble focusing and shutting out irrelevant information, scientists say, and they experience more stress.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/te...y/07brain.html