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c_hawkthorne · 3755 days ago · link · · parent · post: In Praise of (Offline) Slow Reading - NYTimes.com
There are different views on the attention span thing. A quick google search turned up The Gaurdian: mixed results on attention span from March 2013 and The Gaurdian again, Definitely reduced attention span from March 2012 I googled "does the internet affect attention span" A link to the results On the other question, if I'm sitting, enjoying a good book, I will either respond quickly, ignore the text, or just not hear my phone go off, and I'm generally none the worse.