Laura Bargfeld

1 week ago | abqjournal.com | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

MILWAUKEE — Feel like you can’t focus? Like you’ll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decadeslong research found the average person’s attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004. The 24/7 news cycle, uncertainty about the state of the world and countless hours of screen time don’t help, experts say.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

By DEVI SHASTRI and LAURA BARGFELD May 25, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Do you feel that you can’t focus? That you’ll never finish a book again? As if the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average person’s attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004.

1 week ago | reviewjournal.com | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

Feel like you can’t focus? Like you’ll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You’re far from alone. One body of decadeslong research found the average person’s attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2½ minutes in 2004. The 24/7 news cycle, uncertainty about the state of the world and countless hours of screen time don’t help, experts say.

2 weeks ago | thestar.com.my | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

MILWAUKEE: Feel like you can't focus? Like you'll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You're far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average person's attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004. The 24/7 news cycle, uncertainty about the state of the world and countless hours of screen time don’t help, experts say.

2 weeks ago | hastingstribune.com | Devi Shastri |Laura Bargfeld

By DEVI SHASTRI and LAURA BARGFELD Associated Press MILWAUKEE - Feel like you can't focus? Like you'll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You're far from alone. One body of decades-long research found the average person's attention span for a single screen is 47 seconds, down from 2.5 minutes in 2004.