An age of distraction

Do you find it hard to focus?

Do you often find yourself frustrated after diving down an internet loophole only to find that hours have passed with nothing to show?

You’re not alone.

Don’t believe me?

For so many people can’t focus

Over the last few years,

digitisation has drastically shaped our world

and the way we live.

The way we work is no exception.

We can send emails from our phones on-the-go,

video-conference colleagues across the globe, self-promote and publish, sell our works online,

learn new skills, and much more.

The availability of information and speed of communication has never been greater.

But not all of these changes have improved

our ability to focus and work. 

With the whole world at our fingertips,

we have entered an age of distraction.

 With our devices always within reach,

being able to focus now means fighting off

all the other tasks, tweets, buzzes, messages, alerts,

and people vying for your attention.

Technology has many benefits –

but the reality is that it has also left many of us

mindlessly scrolling,

switching between dozens of tabs,

and struggling to focus and sustain our attention

long enough to complete the task at hand.

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Comments

[@FEDUPCITIZEN7]

I remember as a little kid my grandmother who died in 1984 said technology will hurt us. She was religious and she talked about the end times that in the US it will get so bad it will be brother against brother. She would be shocked today if she knew how many surveillance cameras were in use in the public nowadays. She said it would happen.

[jack elliot]

everywhere
even in our pockets
with those so called "smart Phones"