I thought I was lazy, or I thought my devices had hijacked me. I basically had two responses when I felt my own attention fraying – I either blamed myself, or I blamed my phone. I learned that we have been thinking about this problem in way too simplistic a way. I was so concerned by this slow acid being poured on our attention that for my new book, I spent three years researching the reasons this is taking place, interviewing more than 200 of the leading experts, and travelling all over the world for answers – from Miami to Moscow to Melbourne. The average office worker focuses on any one task for just three minutes. The average college student now focuses on any one task for just 65 seconds. Our ability to pay attention and focus is in free-fall.
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