Study & education
a short attention span
difficulty focusing for long
A short attention span means that someone loses focus after a short time.
Hear it in real life
Did you finish the documentary?
No, I have a short attention span for long films.
I have a short attention span when I am tired, so I study in short sessions.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I have a small attention span.
Say: I have a short attention span.
English uses "short," not "small," to describe an attention span.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have a short attention span; suffer from a short attention span
Your turn: say it out loud
I have a short attention span when I am tired, so I study in short sessions.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
a short attention span
difficulty focusing for long
“I have a short attention span when I am tired, so I study in short sessions.”
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