My attention span is not as good as it was.

My gradual decrease in attentiveness and patience has made me contemplate it for the past few days.

I believe that most of us are failing to recognize our disability to be still and do nothing. Being able to stay idle and pay attention to one’s self, I mean.

While the reasons for the same can go listed from social media to many activities in this evident fast-paced world, they clearly shouldn’t be considered as excuses.

Ultimately, it’s about whose hands are on the tech, right?

Scroll. 5 seconds. Scroll again. Sometimes 2 seconds, then scroll back again.

I’m certain that half of them would’ve scrolled past this post with a simple hit on the like, (or not even that sometimes), because they couldn’t pay attention.

It’s not a mistake, obviously.

But isn’t it important to know why we did what we did?

Shifting from a space because you have no interest is one thing while shifting because you couldn’t focus is another.

Throughout the history of mankind, geniuses were born from - careful attention to detail, patience in achieving mastery and the inclination to perform the same assignment over and over to pursue perfection.

We rarely come across such a level of concentration now.

Despite artists’ love for their art, I can see some of them struggling to retain focus and put in noise-free work for a duration as they used to before.

I know this. I’m sure. And I’ve seen that in myself as well.

Our failure to:

• pay attention for longer

• mute the distractions

• avoid unnecessary picking up the damn phone while having a healthy conversation

seems like a direct failure to:

• understand our deeper selves

• appreciate art and life

• unlock the creativity from solitude

If you’ve come so far reading this, I assume that your attentiveness is not bad ;)

But you can definitely work on improving it. We all can. We all must.

Also, I think we must indulge in meaningful activities for longer without interruptions.

To give rise to exceptional intellect. To bring back mastery at work.

The next time we want something interesting every minute, I hope we remember to slow down.

I hope we all do. Including myself.