‘TikTok brain’ may be coming for your kid’s attention span::Emerging research suggests that TikTok’s rapid-fire short videos are affecting the attention spans of its younger users, making it harder for them to engage in activities that require more sustained attention.
I remember seeing something basically disproving the claim that our attention span is getting shorter. Brb searching the source
The Pomodoro Technique has been well known for a while, and things like Vine, TikTok, Shorts are essentially the polar opposite of this and training your brain to be less focused.
TikTok was absolutely chosen because it’s the current bogyman, but those types of short content are basically the enemy of your long term focus.