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A study done by Microsoft revealed the average attention span dropped from 12 seconds to...

A study done by Microsoft revealed the average attention span dropped from 12 seconds to eight since the mobile revolution began, which makes our attention span second below a goldfish, which is only nine

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A study done by Microsoft
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revealed the average attention span
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dropped from 12 seconds to eight
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since the mobile revolution began,
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which makes our attention span second below a goldfish,
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which is only nine.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:56
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Filmmaker John Hyatt talks to kids, parents and experts about the impact and chilling consequences of constant smartphone screen time in today's world.
While my boys are very active, - Screened Out 00:09
While my boys are very active,
They seem mesmerized, like I seem to be when using them, - Screened Out 00:08
They seem mesmerized, like I seem to be when using them,
- The tone and the behavior, as soon as the screen goes on - Screened Out 00:10
- The tone and the behavior, as soon as the screen goes on
According to Common Sense Media, children up to age eight - Screened Out 00:17
According to Common Sense Media, children up to age eight
What exactly are these devices doing - Screened Out 00:06
What exactly are these devices doing
And our kids get to watch us all day long - Screened Out 00:06
And our kids get to watch us all day long
We may not be paying attention to them when they need us to. - Screened Out 00:04
We may not be paying attention to them when they need us to.
So I decided to hit the road and get some answers - Screened Out 00:12
So I decided to hit the road and get some answers
Most people I talked to said they were, quote, - Screened Out 00:07
Most people I talked to said they were, quote,
- I would say addiction is a loss of control - Screened Out 00:12
- I would say addiction is a loss of control
So it's a loss of control - Screened Out 00:07
So it's a loss of control
(soft digital music) - Screened Out 00:07
(soft digital music)
Just go to a meeting or go to a restaurant - Screened Out 00:10
Just go to a meeting or go to a restaurant
And I think that makes it one - Screened Out 00:06
And I think that makes it one
They have the ability to put down their phones. - Screened Out 00:06
They have the ability to put down their phones.
But I think these companies are doing everything they can - Screened Out 00:10
But I think these companies are doing everything they can
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances, - Screened Out 00:07
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances,
That's been true of addiction for centuries, - Screened Out 00:05
That's been true of addiction for centuries,
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply - Screened Out 00:06
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply
And that's what I'm interested in: - Screened Out 00:11
And that's what I'm interested in: