**** The Attention-Span Panic Americans see a diminished attention span is a sign of personal weakness, or even intellectual debasement—but this might be an outdated way of thinking, Franklin Schneider argues: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/attention-span-anxiety/686986/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYV-d8RjCKKMS9wVT3sQMRQw&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social