Attention Span

[Splashee 28,593]

If I'm thinking about things that make me happy, I have zero attention span for others, meaning I zoom out of a conversation quite easily. I have learned that nodding my head every now and then makes people think I am still listening (as long as it wasn't a question, I get away with it!)

[Early Sunsets 2,109]

It's not great. Even when I'm doing stuff I like to do, my mind tends to wander. It's also one of the reasons I have so much trouble falling asleep. One second I'm thinking about music lyrics, then I start thinking about something barely related to that song, then I do it again, and before you know it I'm thinking about the really big park near my high school I used to go to sometimes.

[SparklingSwirls 21,484]

Oh I have a great atten-

ooh, what's that over there?

[Emerald Heart 25,100]

On 4/13/2014 at 3:30 PM, Ribbonfree said:

Mine essentially doesn't exist unless I'm interested in whatever is going on. I'm really really bad at letting my mind wander, and I can lose entire hours when I'm not paying attention.

^^ This is me ^^

[Ocean Breeze 5,193]

I have a pretty short attention span, ngl.

Except with music, food, and other things I like

[Fritzy 2,028]

I’ve got a short one unless I’m actually like really interested in something. Then it’s got my attention. It’s trying to get my attention on something else when I’m focused on something that’s hard after that. 

[Here No Longer 5,285]

I generally have a short attention span when I couldn't care less about something, but otherwise, it's decently long (especially compared to some people... seriously, some people have the attention span of a f***ing gnat).

[applesjck 5,603]

Considering that I have ADHD, it's no surprise that my attention span is absolutely awful. 

[Espy 4,691]

I best pay attention if my conscious thinks it's important or fun.

Anything else becomes white noise, and my attention gets kinda bad if I'm doing multiple things at once while someone is talking to me