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Stop Smearing Goldfish: That Attention Span Statistic is Dubious

Sword and the Script

The statistic goes like this: A 2015 Microsoft study shows that the average consumer has an attention span of eight seconds down from 12 seconds back in 2000. of articles and blog posts that start with this statistic. That goldfish statistic just won’t die. That’s a shorter attention span than a goldfish. Why is it less clear?