#Attention Span

[catastrophic-crow]

uh-huh, yeah..crow lord. what's supposed to be weird about that?

TikTok has convinced so many people that you're autistic or ADHD if you have completely typical experiences like "getting songs stuck in your head" or "having a strong sense of social justice" or "reverently kissing the ice-cold crown of the crow lord". No, you do not need to have autism to squeeze your eyes shut and stand completely still as a living statue to demonstrate your total submission to the crow lord. Plenty of neurotypical people bring him tributes of glass beads, tinfoil strips, roadkill, coins from dead men's pockets, and mice or rabbits fattened weeks in advance. Honestly TikTok has become such a dangerous engine for spreading misinformation. I wouldn't be surprised if they provoke the wrath of the crow lord soon.

[raeniskaies]

you need to fix your attention span ♡

- it is rumoured that human beings have an attention span shorter than a gold fish' . can you believe that such intelligent , amazing creatures as us can't even concentrate for more than 7 seconds ?

000 , just a short notice

- i apologise for taking so long to post ! life has been so busy and im sorry I left you guys ! also ty for 200 + followers ! i love you guys !

001 , don't have multiple tabs open

- stop having multiple tabs open ! this can cause frequent distractions and decreases your attention span !

002 , minimize multitasking

- just as previously stated , multitasking can help you lose focus on what you're trying to focus on !

003 , create no phone zones

- you don't need to take your phone everywhere with you ( at home ) , create no phone zones to reduce screen time and additionally regain more of an attention span ! no phone zones can be in your washrooms , kitchens & gardens , in those places you can focus on more important things other than your phone!

004 , say I'll do it after [x]

- if you had planned on doing something , do it. just because Jess or Ella asked you to call + play dress to impress + watch tik toks with them , doesn't mean you abandon your work. tell them you'll do it after [x] ( your work ) and just watch your attention span increase !

005 , automate school hours on school

- this chapter is just about using school for work and not for your phone !

006 , be okay with boredom and be curious

- if you're on a road trip or if you're waiting at a doctor's appointment , remember that your phone isn't your last resort ! for entertainment , try and look outside , imagine who has visited the area hundreds of years ago and how much it had changed or if you see any people , imagine their story ! be curious & imaginative !

007  , consume longer content

- watch long form videos til the end ; don't watch it on x2 speed ; don't read comments as you watch it ; don't skip past it ; watch it to its proper ending ! once you get used to focusing on long form content , your attention span will improve !

008 , consume to absorb , not skim

- when watching long - form content , don't skim past important details , watch it to absorb its content + not to get an uninformative gist !

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[always--annie]

Some blinkies inspired by a post by @aropride here.

Since starting this next semester at university I've been finding joy in life and really cutting back on quick dopamine fixes (I've found the main culprit has been social media). Deleting social media off of my phone and using my laptop instead to interact online has been instrumental to my finding my love of learning again. Making a boundary between me and the internet has helped me realize again that every action is an adventure. Don't waste all of your time scrolling and don't let corporations rob you of your privacy and attention spans.

peace & love to all

[keepcrawlingforward]

Having a long list of stuff you want to watch but you'll never be able to because it's just so much and your executive dysfunction and complete lack of attention span just isn't helping :((((((((

[humairahhh]

Goodnight, Tumblr

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[belalugosisdeadname]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but there’s actually zero evidence that social media makes ADHD worse. Your attention span isn’t short because of anything you’ve done wrong, and trying really hard to concentrate doesn’t train you out of having ADHD. If it did, nobody would still have ADHD past like age 7. There’s a trend of new wave asceticism that seems to have become big on here, and it’s all just bullshit.

[aceingtonbeef]

I want longer games. (rant post)

(please keep in mind that i am an autistic individual who has loved to play video games for my entire life since i was able to walk, i prefer to be in a constant state of flow and not be interrupted by sudden overstimulating visuals or short runtimes ending abruptly.)

to accommodate for the low attention spans of the new generation, many new releases since 2021 have been short and formulaic with a repetitive gameplay loop. (often overly colorful and vibrant) it’s as if the developers are catering only to retention, rather than actual creativity and challenge.

the thing about these games is that they’re usually round-based, with short bursts of (maybe) minute-long gameplay. now, i’ve played similar games like this and the problem is that they’re piss easy, and there’s barely any sort of strategy or learning curve. the skill progression is like the inflation stats for Arizona Ice Tea, still and stagnant. some of these games have potential, but only aim to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

it might be the next big thing for companies to make every game an endless treadmill of rewards all for a quick buck, but at what cost to gaming culture? whatever happened to games that rewarded you for making big progress and learning something new along the way? where did all the hella cool mechanics go? to me, video games are an art perfected only by a select few, as a person who spends most of his free time playing video games and getting into things that i can see myself enjoying for years. if i’m being an ass for not accepting that people have the attention span of a goldfish, so be it! i’m not the audience for these games, and i just want new, long games to devote my time to.

if you want to play a game that has fast gameplay and/or colorful visuals, but also has lots of gameplay and content, definitely play Pizza Tower or Bloons TD6. they’re my personal favorites and you should try them too.

[eversnark]

Continuation on a previous reblog, but I think we all need to just admit that Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Youtube Shorts etc are straight up Bad. 

Like sure some people have found friends and community on there etc. but I look at how many more people are going “I feel like shit every day, I’m wasting my life on these apps and I hate it and can’t get out” and I watch execs perfect their attention-grabbing machines to squeeze every last bit of dopamine out of children for advertiser dollars with no considerations of the effects (spoiler: they’re not good.)

Idk maybe I’m biased as someone who spend their teenage-hood on these apps due to social isolation, but watching my younger (and older!) family members get sucked into the same soul-numbing shit I’ve been struggling with for YEARS makes it impossible for me to act like these apps have any justification for existing. I think I hate them. 

[tortured-poet-of-thursday]

i’ve started playing blockblast in my dreams.

[charbroiledchicken]

hey chat what are some of the best methods you use to pay attention for a long time without getting distracted. especially for studying. i've tried the pomodoro technique and it doesn't do shit and people are like 'clear all distractions! organise your workspace! invest in a study planner!' but i will still struggle to pay attention and keep on track when their is nothing else in the room.

it's getting unmanageable at this point and i have exams coming up.

[fieriframes]

[He has the attention span of a hummingbird.]

[359midnightburgers]

Sometimes I miss a minute or so while listening to TMA and miss the switch from the meta story to a statement reading, and am like "WAIT JON IS A CANNIBAL? WHY IS HE JUST READILY ADMITTING THAT SO SUDDENLY?" before I remember the literal premise of the show

[humairahhh]

I'm so bored at this point.

[ahhvernin]

Realised that drawing reaction and essayist YouTuber is great gesture drawing practice, especially expressions. Because you get to practice and not be bored and you're interested in whatever they're talking about or watching. And so you dont have that disconnect of "just practicing with background noise" youre doing it simultaneously of watching a thing you like and drawing a directly related thing.

My sketches are not good, but if people wanna see them I'll post them up and you all can play the game of "whos that youtuber?!"