We weren’t created to live distracted, disconnected, and depleted.

We lose so much time and attention to We lose so much time and attention to the black hole of these devices. But the black hole of these devices. But the black hole of these devices. But it's not just our time. It is our it's not just our time. It is our it's not just our time. It is our capacity to pay attention. Very few of capacity to pay attention. Very few of capacity to pay attention. Very few of us now have the power of sustained us now have the power of sustained us now have the power of sustained attention. In fact, our attention span attention. In fact, our attention span attention. In fact, our attention span is dropping with every passing year. is dropping with every passing year. is dropping with every passing year. Today, the average American, the Today, the average American, the Today, the average American, the attention span is down to just 8 attention span is down to just 8 attention span is down to just 8 seconds. A goldfish has an attention seconds. A goldfish has an attention seconds. A goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds. And when you are span of 9 seconds. And when you are span of 9 seconds. And when you are interrupted or distracted, according to interrupted or distracted, according to interrupted or distracted, according to the University of California, Irvine the University of California, Irvine the University of California, Irvine down the road, they did a study and they down the road, they did a study and they down the road, they did a study and they found that that it takes an average of found that that it takes an average of found that that it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to that task. If you wanted to invent a that task. If you wanted to invent a that task. If you wanted to invent a device that could rewire our minds, if device that could rewire our minds, if device that could rewire our minds, if you wanted to create a society of people you wanted to create a society of people you wanted to create a society of people who were perpetually distracted, who were perpetually distracted, who were perpetually distracted, isolated, and overt tired, if you wanted isolated, and overt tired, if you wanted isolated, and overt tired, if you wanted to weaken our memories and damage our to weaken our memories and damage our to weaken our memories and damage our capacity for focus and deep thought, if capacity for focus and deep thought, if capacity for focus and deep thought, if you wanted to reduce empathy, encourage you wanted to reduce empathy, encourage you wanted to reduce empathy, encourage self-absorption, and redraw the lines of self-absorption, and redraw the lines of self-absorption, and redraw the lines of social etiquette, you'd likely end up social etiquette, you'd likely end up social etiquette, you'd likely end up with a smartphone. Time.