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Time spent concentrating before being distracted
Attention span is the amount of time spent concentrating on a task before becoming distracted. Distractibility occurs when attention is uncontrollably
Attention_span
1989 American TV series or program
Short Attention Span Theater (often abbreviated to SAST) is an American clip show in which the hosts presented short segments of stand-up comedy acts and
Short_Attention_Span_Theater
Psychological focus, perception and prioritising discrete information
social attention. Action slip Alertness Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention restoration theory Attention seeking Attention span Attention theft
Attention
1990 studio album by Ostertag with Zorn with Frith
Attention Span is a collaborative album by Bob Ostertag, Fred Frith and John Zorn, released in 1990 by RecRec Music. Ted Mills of AllMusic said of Attention
Attention_Span_(album)
Economic view of human attention as a commodity
The attention economy refers to the incentives of advertising-driven companies, in particular, to maximize the time and attention their users give to
Attention_economy
Topics referred to by the same term
Attention may also refer to: Attention seeking, behavior which is intended to attract attention from others Attention span, the amount of time a person
Attention_(disambiguation)
Term in business management
Span of control, also called span of management, is a term used in business management, particularly human resource management. The term refers to the
Span_of_control
Neurodevelopmental disorder
Although it causes significant difficulty, many children with ADHD have an attention span equal to or greater than that of other children for tasks and subjects
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder
American cable and satellite television channel owned by Paramount Media Networks
day when clips were shown without "host segments" were dubbed Short Attention Span Theater. In 1990, hosts under this title, Jon Stewart and Patty Rosborough
Comedy_Central
American television producer
to television writing. He wrote for The Jon Stewart Show and Short Attention Span Theater, hosted by Stewart and, later, Marc Maron. Groff was the head
Jonathan_Groff_(writer)
American comedian, actor and media personality (born 1963)
than any other stand-up comedian. He hosted Comedy Central's Short Attention Span Theater from 1993 to 1994, replacing Jon Stewart. He was also a regular
Marc_Maron
Pejorative slang term
screen, it also commonly refers to children who seem to have a limited attention span or throw tantrums when not being able to use such technology. It can
IPad_kid
Theory that exposure to nature can improve concentration
and the moderating role of individual and cultural differences. Attention span Attentional retraining Ecopsychology Environmental psychology Green exercise
Attention_restoration_theory
Carr experientially asserts that using the Internet can lead to lower attention span and make it more difficult to read in the traditional sense (that is
Psychological effects of Internet use
Psychological_effects_of_Internet_use
Genre of split-screen video
genre has been described as reflecting and contributing to declining attention spans, though the scholarly evidence supporting such claims is not conclusive
Sludge_content
Cohort succeeding Generation Alpha
growing indistinguishability between real and AI-generated material. Attention spans are also expected to continue decreasing in Generation Beta children
Generation_Beta
Mass media information exchange
authors such as Nicholas Carr have noticed that they have a shorter attention span and are more prone to only skimming an outlet rather than being attentive
Mass_communication
Term used to explain attention distribution across social media
Attention inequality is the inequality of distribution of attention across users on social networks, people in general, and for scientific papers. Yun
Attention_inequality
Study of directing and maintaining human attention
Attention management refers to models and tools for supporting the management of attention at the individual or at the collective level (cf. attention
Attention_management
2020 studio album by Armored Saint
and bassist Joey Vera, and mixed by Jay Ruston. The track "End of the Attention Span" was the first single and was released on August 12, 2020, along with
Punching_the_Sky
Videos using TikTok's mobile format
Technical University of Denmark documented a notable decrease in collective attention span over time, attributing it in part to the increasing volume and pace
TikTokification
Television news program
staid nightly news format, what it delivered merely played like Short Attention Span Theater... The half-hour would have benefited from fewer stories allowed
Vice_News_Tonight
Canadian writer
improve attention span by reducing your time with online access, letting your attention wander, and focusing on building a quality attention span. He recommends
Chris_Bailey_(author)
2005 live album by Kid Koala
Live From the Short Attention Span Audio Theater Tour!! is a live album by Kid Koala. It was recorded at Lock 17 in London in November 2003. The album
Live from the Short Attention Span Audio Theater Tour!!
Live_from_the_Short_Attention_Span_Audio_Theater_Tour!!
"too long; didn't read"; Internet comment
tl;dr or TL;DR in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abstract Attention economy Attention span BLUF – bottom line up front Information overload Internet culture
TL;DR
American psychologist
University of California, Irvine. She is the author of the 2023 book, Attention Span, has published over 200 scientific research articles and is noted for
Gloria_Mark
American actor (born 1968)
the early 1990s, playing the role of Nick on Comedy Central’s Short Attention Span Theater opposite comedian Marc Maron. He went on to star in Amy Sherman’s
Erik_Palladino
American public-service television network
Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN /ˈsiːˌspæn/ SEE-span) is an American cable and satellite television network, created in 1979 by the cable
C-SPAN
2012 video game
YouTube". YouTube. "TikTok's Subway Surfers Videos Signal Demise of Our Attention Span". Bloomberg. 3 February 2023 – via www.bloomberg.com. Weaver, Jackson
Subway_Surfers
American actor
play Merging, which won Best Play in The Players' Theater's Shortened Attention Span Theater Festival in Greenwich Village. Cerbone also starred in the film
Jason_Cerbone
2008 American TV series or program
the inhabitants of the college dorm floor 5 South. It is produced by Attention Span Media, a Los Angeles based social media studio and is a 2008 Webby Honoree
Dorm_Life
Compulsive consumption of negative online news
individual's regular state of contentment, potential threats provoke one's attention. One psychiatrist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center notes
Doomscrolling
Mild-to-moderate reduction in conscious awareness
delayed reaction time, lessened interest in the environment, very short attention span, and excessive sleeping. The root word, obtund, means "dulled or less
Obtundation
1982 promotional single by Dire Straits
Road", and he characterized as a "challenge to the average pop fan's attention span" with its "historic sweep and intimate tension". Loudersound.com ranks
Telegraph_Road_(song)
Internet rage incitement technique
individuals primarily to ideologically aligned viewpoints. Economically, the attention economy creates powerful financial incentives for rage-baiting. Platform
Rage-baiting
Longest list of items one can memorize immediately
In psychology and neuroscience, memory span is the longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation
Memory_span
Neuro-psychological phenomenon
activities for 20 minutes per day.[unreliable medical source?] Attention Attention span Environmental psychology Ego depletion Human multitasking Itti
Directed_attention_fatigue
English comedian and actor (born 1939)
presidency in 2016, Cleese described Trump as "a narcissist, with no attention span, who doesn't have clear ideas about anything and makes it all up as
John_Cleese
Slang for poor-quality digital content
supported a link between so-called "junk content" and both shortened attention spans and weakened memory. In the same year, millennial Australian senator
Brain_rot
Musical artist
second EP, For People With Short Attention Spans, which she further explained 'For People With Short Attention Spans' caters to people who want to feel
Aina_More
Individual's capacity to choose what they pay attention to and what they ignore
voice. Low span people were more likely to hear their name compared to high span people. This result suggests that people with lower attentional control
Attentional_control
Medical condition
domains or aspects of a person's cognitive function including memory, attention span, planning, reasoning, decision-making, language (comprehension, writing
Cognitive_impairment
Drug that increases wakefulness
produce other more overt central nervous system effects, such as improved attention span, executive functions, vigilance and motivation. Wakefulness-promoting
Wakefulness-promoting_agent
Umbrella term covering two types of dementia
cognitive decline, deterioration in visuospatial function, declining attention span, and visual hallucinations and delusions, his may be the earliest known
Lewy_body_dementia
Slow mental activity
bradyphrenia. The patient's abnormal behaviour included having a diminished attention span as well as being unable to remember minor details. Researchers related
Bradyphrenia
Medical condition
or Hakim's triad). The triad consists of walking difficulty, reduced attention span, and urinary frequency or incontinence. Symptoms present insidiously
Normal_pressure_hydrocephalus
media is needed. Social media also has psychological effects on our attention span due to the structure of platforms and the dopamine that is released
Social_media_and_psychology
Web content intended to entice users to click on a link
or linkbait) is a text or a thumbnail link that is designed to attract attention and to entice users to follow ("click") that link and view, read, stream
Clickbait
Scottish writer (born 1979)
topics of depression, the war on drugs, the effect of technology on attention span, and anti-obesity medication. Hari was born in Glasgow, Scotland to
Johann_Hari
actor, and television writer. From 1990 to 1993, she co-hosted Short Attention Span Theater with Jon Stewart. Her stand-up comedy has been televised on
Patty_Rosborough
American and Canadian screenwriter and filmmaker duo
seem exploitive of a young culture raised to have an ever-decreasing attention span, thanks to the internet and channel surfing and, this may sound a little
Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
Jason_Friedberg_and_Aaron_Seltzer
English folk rock band, formed 1969
Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club
Steeleye_Span
Type of trolling or harassment
communicate. Sealioning thus works both to exhaust a target's patience, attention, and communicative effort, and to portray the target as unreasonable.
Sealioning
U.S. children's television show (1977–84)
company behind PBS's Sesame Street. The show was geared to the "short attention span of preschoolers", with each episode divided into short, self-contained
Pinwheel_(TV_series)
Selective attention involving the auditory system
also includes arousal, orienting response, and attention span. Examining selective auditory attention has been known to be easier in children and adults
Selective_auditory_attention
Arc of accurate visual perception
Vision span or perceptual span is a controversial concept referring to the angular span (vertically and horizontally), within which the human eye has sharp
Vision_span
2026 debut novel by Patmeena Sabit
People by Patmeena Sabit review – addictive mystery caters to modern attention spans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-02-15. "A Girl Is Dead
Good_People_(novel)
Practice of watching television for a long time span in one sitting or session
of watching entertainment or informational content for a prolonged time span, usually a single television show. Binge-watching overlaps with marathon
Binge-watching
British-American television sitcom
salary to take the starring role of Coach Lyman in Pucks. He has a short attention span and need for immediate gratification. He has two sons, who spend most
Episodes_(TV_series)
Immediate opinionated/controversial statement on news events
"meta-takes", which John West described as "a black hole from which no attention can escape". The prevalence of hot takes on social media has also contributed
Hot_take
Hypothesis about ADHD
"hyperfocus" aspect of ADHD, the distractibility factor in ADHD, the short attention span individuals with ADHD have for subjects that do not interest them (which
Hunter versus farmer hypothesis
Hunter_versus_farmer_hypothesis
Vocal melodic pattern alternating between the fifth and third notes in a major scale
extensively in 2010s pop music. In the slavishly playlisted, gnat's-attention-span world of daytime radio, the Whoop has become a signalling device, often
Millennial_whoop
American television host and producer
previously the host for of Comedy Central's award-winning series Short Attention Span Theater and the creator, producer and host of Mark at the Movies. In
Mark_S._Allen
British property development company
Span Developments Limited was a British property development company formed in the late 1950s by Geoffrey Townsend working in long and close partnership
Span_Developments
American comedian and television host (born 1962)
as a stand-up comedian but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host You Wrote It, You Watch
Jon_Stewart
Indian actor (Born November 1966)
artistes': Arif Zakaria expresses concerns over audience's shrinking attention span". 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. "Karan
Arif_Zakaria
Cohort born from 1981 to 1996
November 2020. MacSpadden, Kevin (14 May 2015). "You Now Have a Shorter Attention Span Than a Goldfish". Time. Retrieved 9 December 2020. Yukari Seko; Minako
Millennials
2000 studio album by Mayhem
appeal to anyone with a short attention span, but for those who can sit down and really give this CD their undivided attention, the rewards are great." All
Grand_Declaration_of_War
Tendency to give more importance to negative experiences than positive ones
domains, including the formation of impressions and general evaluations; attention, learning, and memory; and decision-making and risk considerations. Paul
Negativity_bias
21st episode of the 6th season of The Sopranos
audience. [We] gave the audience credit for having intelligence and [an] attention span. We operated as though people don't need to be spoon-fed every single
Made in America (The Sopranos)
Made_in_America_(The_Sopranos)
Cognitive system for temporarily holding information
within a category. For instance, attention span is lower for longer words than short words. In general, memory span for verbal contents (digits, letters
Working_memory
2021 album by Jane Remover as Leroy
and has enormous talent pairing that with a sense of humor, a short attention span, and, above all, brilliant musicality". Bowman was positive of the album's
Dariacore_(album)
Indian school of yoga and meditation
performed better on average on each test of attention, namely attention span, processing speed, attention alternation ability, and performance in interference
Vihangamyoga
American rock band
same three-minute song, making for an album that rewards both short attention spans and deep listening." Ian Blau of Rolling Stone said that "Winter shines
Geese_(band)
Decision making with too much information
information. Social media platforms create a distraction as users attention spans are challenged once they enter an online platform. One concern in this
Information_overload
Line of talk to persuade someone to buy something
selected depending on available attention span from the prospective client. There are certain groups with a lower attention span (for example children) for
Sales_presentation
American crime drama television series (2002–2008)
and a predominantly black cast. Critics felt the show was testing the attention span of its audience and that it was mistimed in the wake of the launch of
The_Wire
Sensationalistic news
terse, forcible, picturesque, striking, something that will arrest their attention, enlist their sympathy, arouse their indignation, stimulate their imagination
Yellow_journalism
English actor, comedian, musician and writer (born 1957)
Gordon Spry, whose uncle (Briers) is paralysed and has a greatly reduced attention span, and his erratic behaviour causes problems. In September 1995, Edmondson
Adrian_Edmondson
Subgenre of electronic music
midtempo beats and breaks into a frenzied, experimental potpourri of low-attention-span electronic music." Critic Simon Reynolds described it as "jungle by
Drill_'n'_bass
Psychological exhaustion from media consumption
studies have demonstrated the effects that social media has had on our attention spans, showing how our fast-paced society affects our ability to focus on
Media_fatigue
Retraining of automatic attentional processes
perseveration, limited attention span, and even ADHD. However, in more recent research and clinical applications attentional retraining has also been
Attentional_retraining
Term used to indicate the mixture of the innate aspects of the personality
adaptability, intensity of emotion, mood, distractibility, persistence and attention span, and sensory sensitivity. Redundancies between the categories have been
Temperament
2006 film by Joe Carnahan
seems to be a big concern for filmmakers now—they're aware of the short attention span of audiences and don't want to delay the story. As a designer, I am
Smokin'_Aces
Room designated for formal teaching
The lighting and furniture likewise influence factors such as student attention span. Historically, relatively few pupil-centric design principles were used
Classroom
Subdiscipline of psychology
psychology is the scientific study of human mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and reasoning
Cognitive_psychology
2018 true crime docuseries
bouncing back and forth between storylines with a criminally short attention span. There's something to be discovered in this case, but the show never
Evil_Genius_(TV_series)
American film and television writer, producer and director
don't buy myth of short attention span: Column". USA Today. October 28, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2016. "What Short Attention Spans? Children are Inspired
Todd_Kessler
Primary education in the United States
more than ever. The majority of Elementary students don’t have the attention span to sit in front of a computer all day, educators need to be able to
Elementary schools in the United States
Elementary_schools_in_the_United_States
Theoretical milestones of child development
jumping, climbing, and throwing etc. Has trouble staying still. Span of attention increases; works at tasks for longer periods of time. Can concentrate
Child_development_stages
School group activity
relaxation activities. Circle time provides a time for listening, developing attention span, promoting oral communication, and learning new concepts and skills
Circle_time
2024 Indian film
save this act that is bland and lacks a punch to hold its audience’s attention span. I often found myself drifting away with the convoluted screenplay in
Vithaikkaaran
Scientific study of psychological changes in humans over the course of their lives
of development can include measuring a child's stature, memory, or attention span. "Particularly dramatic examples of qualitative changes are metamorphoses
Developmental_psychology
Person overengaged with digital technology
support any theories that suggest that technology can damage memory and attention span. Manfred Spitzer, a German psychiatrist, has raised concerns with providing
Digital_zombie
1994 film by Tom Shadyac
but that may be the point. The movie has the metabolism, logic, and attention span of a peevish 6-year-old." He said of Ace Ventura's animals, "The few
Ace_Ventura:_Pet_Detective
Brain disease resulting from liver failure
Grade 1 - Trivial lack of awareness; euphoria or anxiety; shortened attention span; impaired performance of addition or subtraction Grade 2 - Lethargy
Hepatic_encephalopathy
American media franchise
own admission, Max possesses a particularly short attention span. On top of this short attention span, it has been shown numerous times that Max has an
Sam_&_Max
1997 film by Jeff Pollack
observed "this contemporary sex farce, directed by Jeff Pollack, has the attention span of a hyperactive child." Leonard Klady of Variety labelled it "oddly
Booty_Call_(film)
Ability to perform activities simultaneously
Human multitasking is the concept that one can split their attention on more than one task or activity at the same time, such as speaking on the phone
Human_multitasking
Children's book divided into chapters
provide readers with opportunities to stop and resume reading if their attention spans are not long enough to finish the book in one sitting. Chapter books
Chapter_book
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n.
A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness.
v. t.
Attention; regard; careful application.
n.
The act or state of attending or heeding; the application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration; earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of attending.
n.
Attention; consideration; knowledge; understanding.
a.
Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind.
n.
Attention; regard, care.
n.
Attention; heed.
a.
Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
a.
Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.
n.
An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger.
n.
Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
n.
A turning towards; attention.
n.
A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.
a.
Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive; unremitting.
n.
Want of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard; heedlessness; neglect.
a.
Striking; attracting attention; impressive.
n.
Attention, regard, or respect.
n.
The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of virulence; as, the attenuation of virus.
n.
Care, heed, or attention.
n.
Servile attention; sycophancy.