Our attention span now worse than goldfish's

Our attention span now worse than goldfish’s, according to a new study.
Microsoft reached this conclusion after surveying more than 2,000 Canadians and monitoring the brain activity of 112 people. “In our age of buzzing phones and 140-character news items, they say, the Canadian attention span has dropped from an average of 12 seconds in 2000 to the jittery low of eight seconds today. The average goldfish, it’s believed, can concentrate for nine…” People with more digital lifestyles … struggle to focus when prolonged attention is needed… “More specifically, 44% of survey respondents say they struggle to focus on tasks and 37% say their inability to use time well forces them to work late or on weekends, the National Post reports.”