Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen. Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate.

If you're looking to do something about this, please read [https://lemmy.ml/post/1441038](this great post) about dopamine detoxing! It can be very hard at first, but once you're through the first few weeks it becomes much easier. I've been writing down my feelings as I take a few weeks off from my smartphone which has helped immensely.