How To Improve Your
Attention Span Quickly By Up To 50%
According to a 2015 study completed by Microsoft, the average attention span for humans is 8 seconds.
The average attention span for a goldish is… 9 seconds!
That’s not great news for us humanoids.
But fortunately, there are ways to help us lock-in and improve attention relatively quickly.
So, if you feel you could benefit from a quick increase in attention and focus, this study should prove quite interesting.
Kuo et al. (2018), in the journal, Frontiers in Psychology, found that simply learning outside in nature can double your attention span.
For the study, teachers held classes indoors and outdoors. Attention was determined by how often teachers had to tell children to sit down and refocus.
Results showed that the outdoor group showed 50% better attention when compared to the indoor group.
Wonder if this will work for adults? Or skeptical that this is a one-time result?
There are numerous studies with adults that have found that parks, trees, and wildlife can all improve attention.
Takeaway Message
If you need to focus, get in nature. We’re lucky to live in an area where it is abundant and quick to access.
If you don’t have enough time to get deep into nature, head to the nearest park.
Or even take a few moments to look out your window and stare at nature (i.e., trees, grass, birds, water). Although it is not quite as effective as being in nature, merely looking at it can help to improve attention and focus.
