Bite-sized learning for busy minds

You’ve probably heard the one about humans now having a shorter attention span than a goldfish. Eight seconds, apparently — due to smartphones, TikTok, the usual suspects. It’s not actually true. But the real number? Still pretty alarming. Research by Dr. Gloria Mark puts our average attention span at just 47 seconds — down from two and a half minutes in 2004. And it’s having a real impact on how we learn.