How long is your attention span?

@Janet357 (75657)
November 3, 2018 8:19am CST
My longest attention span is 3minutes. I have to distract myself from time time in order to finish my task. So, I multi-task. Whenever someone speaks and the subject is not interesting at all, my thoughts drift somewhere else. Do you have the same problem? Or is it easy for you to focus? Do you have a long attention span?
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• United States
4 Nov 18
It depends, if there is something that is interesting, then my attention span is pretty long, I am able to focus. However, give me something boring and my mind wanders all over the place.
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• United States
7 Nov 18
@Janet357 That is usually your preference for the kind of writing or the author. For example, C. S. Lewis Screwtape letters, I have heard quite a few people talk about how good it is, but I could never get into it. However, I have read all 7 of his Narnia series and love it. I prefer novels, however I have read some excellent poems.
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@Janet357 (75657)
5 Nov 18
:)))))) it happens to me when i pick some books you know, the first paragraph is very crucial. When it sounds so boring, i pick another book. Also with blogs, blogs are considered and expected to be long, thats why i dont read much of them. Do you read poems?
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@Janet357 (75657)
7 Nov 18
@Carmelanirel2 really? What about tolkien, do you like him? I love the poems of neruda.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
4 Nov 18
It depends on what is the subject matter.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
4 Nov 18
@Janet357 Travel
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@Janet357 (75657)
4 Nov 18
@Courage7 how many countries have you visited so far?
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@Janet357 (75657)
4 Nov 18
What are the most interesting subjects for you?
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
3 Nov 18
I don´t mind not having a long attention span. I find it is an asset to be able to turn into another job to keep motivated.
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
It is indeed an asset. But not all are blessed and am one of them. Hows your day today?
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@marguicha (215148)
• Chile
4 Nov 18
@Janet357 It has been a nice day. And tomorrow will be nice too, even though I will have to work in the morning.
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@Janet357 (75657)
4 Nov 18
@marguicha but i think you have all the freedom at home. You live alone, right? I like it more when my husband is not around. Hahahah
@JudyEv (325321)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Nov 18
Mostly I manage to focus on what others are saying but sometimes my mind wanders.
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@Janet357 (75657)
4 Nov 18
:))) really? But in your blogs here on mylot, it’s kinda long, that means you are very much focused on it.
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@JudyEv (325321)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Nov 18
@Janet357 It's easy to focus when I'm writing but sometimes people yabber on and on and I lose interest in what they're saying.
@Janet357 (75657)
5 Nov 18
Yes. It happens to me too. I easily lose interest when they talk more and listen less to me.
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
3 Nov 18
I don't know exactly mine but mine too is short
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
4 Nov 18
@Janet357 Yeah I haven't
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
You haven’t counted yet hehe.
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@Hannihar (129376)
• Israel
4 Nov 18
@Janet357 If I am working on something and want to get it right then I work on it till it is done or the way I want it to. Sometimes I do not have a long tension span. If I am reading a book and it is boring I may put it down and pick it up again or put it away and find another I like to read.
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@Hannihar (129376)
• Israel
4 Nov 18
@Janet357 If it is boring I just want to put it down and find another that is interesting to me.
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@Janet357 (75657)
4 Nov 18
@Hannihar yes. I do the same. First to two paragraphs, if they are boring, i dont continue, you try sidney sheldon.
@Janet357 (75657)
4 Nov 18
I have the same case with reading a book:)
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@dodo19 (47038)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
3 Nov 18
I can get distracted pretty easily. I have a really hard time with focusing.
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@dodo19 (47038)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
4 Nov 18
@Janet357 Sometimes, I don't have much choice. So, yes, I do multitask.
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
So do you multitask?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
3 Nov 18
I think that I can control my attention span when I have to. I might not be interested in a subject but can still politely listen or discuss it. Sometimes, I might start off not having much interest but then the interest can spark and get a pleasant surprise. Has that ever happened to you?
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
Yes it happens to me too. That’s why with books only one can hold my attention- sidney sheldon.
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@quantum2020 (12040)
• Ciudad De Mexico, Mexico
4 Nov 18
I have an attention span of four to five minutes but if i make the effort I can place my attention on something for more minutes
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@Janet357 (75657)
4 Nov 18
Wow, that’s long already! Better than mine.
@cherigucchi (14879)
• Philippines
3 Nov 18
It depends of course. When I am on it and concentrating then my memory span is sharp.
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
....otherwise it is short too.
• Philippines
5 Nov 18
Well, if the topic wasn't relating to me then I won't be listening that much.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
3 Nov 18
My attention span was much longer when I was younger.
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
Wow, sounds opposite. Kids are known to have short attention span.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Nov 18
It depends on the situation and task at hand.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Nov 18
@Janet357 I have not seen The Nun.
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
What are the tasks that can hold your attention? Hey John, have you reviewed the movie The Nun?
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@Icydoll (36717)
• India
3 Nov 18
I can focus ..I don't distract easily
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@Janet357 (75657)
3 Nov 18
Good for you:)
@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Nov 18
Depends on what I am doing. And on what is on my mind.
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