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Are You as Aware as a Goldfish?

Did you catch the study released last week showing that the average human’s attention span is shorter than that of a goldfish? That’s right.  You can hold the attention of a goldfish for nine seconds and a person’s for only eight.  That’s down from 2000, when it was about twelve seconds.  Researchers blame it on the smart-phones we’re glued to.

On the other hand, Microsoft did a study–and we know that they are totally unbiased–showing that those same electronic devices are improving our ability to multitask.

Excuse me.  I must go now and feed the most aware being in my household, our goldfish.