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by e0a74c 1644 days ago
Is the average person's short-term memory and/or attention span getting worse?
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I would wager 'yes' to both of those answers, but I would also somewhat attribute this to the Cult of Productivity, where people want to 'learn' more while spending less time on it. Which, depending on the subject (and I'd wager for most of them), isn't really how you learn at all, and you need to put thought and go slow in things.

It's basically another symptom of our culture's ever-increasing rush for things going faster/easier.

I never looked into this Cult of Productivity but I wholeheartedly agree with your take on learning in general. Deep understanding of complex topics can't be rushed.