{"id":27824,"date":"2022-02-22T15:20:21","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=27824"},"modified":"2023-12-27T11:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T15:42:51","slug":"information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Information multitasking &#038; continuous partial attention disorder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Americans consume 15.5 hours of media a day \u2014 outside work<\/h2>\n<p>When was the last time you found yourself text messaging while checking email, watching TV and talking on the phone?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27825\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27825\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png\" data-orig-size=\"469,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"continuous-partial-attention-disorder\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watching while texting&lt;\/strong&gt; Americans consume nearly 16 hours of media a day \u2014 much of it at the same time. How much attention are they paying to your message? &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pl\/image-photo\/smart-phone-man-hand-isolated-screen-426245854&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Stanisic Vladimir&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder-300x192.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png\" alt=\"Continuous partial attention disorder\" title=\"Continuous partial attention disorder\" width=\"469\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27825 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png 469w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder-300x192.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 469px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 469\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27825\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png\" data-orig-size=\"469,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"continuous-partial-attention-disorder\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watching while texting&lt;\/strong&gt; Americans consume nearly 16 hours of media a day \u2014 much of it at the same time. How much attention are they paying to your message? &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/pl\/image-photo\/smart-phone-man-hand-isolated-screen-426245854&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Stanisic Vladimir&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder-300x192.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png\" alt=\"Continuous partial attention disorder\" title=\"Continuous partial attention disorder\" width=\"469\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder.png 469w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/continuous-partial-attention-disorder-300x192.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Watching while texting<\/strong> Americans consume nearly 16 hours of media a day \u2014 much of it at the same time. How much attention are they paying to your message? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/smart-phone-man-hand-isolated-screen-426245854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Image by Stanisic Vladimir<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You\u2019re not alone: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/news\/usc-ctm-releases-report-americans-media-consumption\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans consume, on average, 63 gigabytes of media a day<\/a>, according to a 2013 report by the University of Southern California\u2019s Institute for Communications Technology Management. That\u2019s the equivalent of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>63 hours of streaming video<sup><a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li>63,000 hours of streaming music<\/li>\n<li>10,000 times the Complete Works of Shakespeare<sup><a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That\u2019s 15.5 hours of media a day \u2014 not including time at work.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s do the math: Let\u2019s assume that eight hours at the office, eight hours of sleep, plus nearly 16 hours of watching, listening and reading. That\u2019s 32 hours a day.<\/p>\n<p>They can\u2019t be paying attention to it all!<\/p>\n<p>Linda Stone coined the term \u201ccontinuous partial attention\u201d in 1998 to describe this problem. CPA is an automatic process where, motivated by a desire to be productive and efficient, we are constantly looking at media, but never paying full attention to any message.<\/p>\n<p>The result? We feel a sense of constant crisis trying to keep up with opportunities, activities and contacts on emerging technology. All of this FOMO means we can\u2019t really pay attention to anything.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018More than 24 hours in a media day\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Consider the numbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three in 10 U.S. adults are \u201cconstantly\u201d online<\/strong>, according to the Pew Research Center.<sup><a href=\"#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> And 20% of Americans \u201cconstantly\u201d monitor their social media feeds.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nielsen.com\/us\/en\/insights\/report\/2020\/the-nielsen-total-audience-report-august-2020\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>American adults spend more than 12 hours a day<\/strong><\/a> listening to, watching, reading or interacting with media, according to the first-quarter 2020 Nielsen Total Audience Report.<sup><a href=\"#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup> That\u2019s nearly half of a person\u2019s day. 50- to 64-year-olds are connected an average of 13 hours and 20 minutes a day.<sup><a href=\"#_ftn5\" name=\"_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/us-time-spent-with-media-2019\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Make that 12 hours and 9 minutes a day<\/strong><\/a><sup><a href=\"#_ftn6\" name=\"_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup>, according to eMarketer. (Why the different numbers? Different researchers simply count differently.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make that 15.5 hours a day<\/strong>, according to USC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No wonder you sometimes feel like a live node on the network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne can actually have more than 24 hours in a media day,\u201d says James E. Short, author of the USC report. \u201cAnd as we increase our level of multi-tasking, we have to expect that total hours will grow even as the total number of physical hours a viewer can consume media will remain roughly constant.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27829\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/average-time-spent-in-the-us\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png\" data-orig-size=\"405,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"average-time-spent-in-the-us\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When do they sleep? &lt;\/strong&gt;Americans spend 12 hours and 9 minutes a day with media, according to eMarketer. Can you say information multitasking?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us-300x222.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png\" alt=\"Average time spent in the US\" title=\"Average time spent in the US\" width=\"405\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27829 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png 405w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us-300x222.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 405px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 405\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/average-time-spent-in-the-us\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png\" data-orig-size=\"405,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"average-time-spent-in-the-us\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When do they sleep? &lt;\/strong&gt;Americans spend 12 hours and 9 minutes a day with media, according to eMarketer. Can you say information multitasking?&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us-300x222.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png\" alt=\"Average time spent in the US\" title=\"Average time spent in the US\" width=\"405\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us.png 405w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/average-time-spent-in-the-us-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>When do they sleep? <\/strong>Americans spend 12 hours and 9 minutes a day with media, according to eMarketer. Can you say information multitasking?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/marketer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png\" data-orig-size=\"400,511\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marketer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer-235x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"511\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28871 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png 400w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer-235x300.png 235w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/511;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/02\/information-multitasking-continuous-partial-attention-disorder\/marketer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png\" data-orig-size=\"400,511\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marketer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer-235x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"511\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer.png 400w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/marketer-235x300.png 235w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>If your readers reading your message while watching \u201cThe Crown,\u201d trying to memorize the lyrics to \u201cGuns &amp; Ships\u201d and texting their sister about Christmas plans, how much is getting through?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMultitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth,\u201d says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainrules.net\/about-the-author\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Medina<\/a>, who\u2019s studied how the mind reacts to and organizes information. In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainrules.net\/about-brain-rules\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brain Rules<\/a>, he points out that humans are \u201cbiologically incapable of processing attention-rich inputs simultaneously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, even <a href=\"https:\/\/news.stanford.edu\/2009\/08\/24\/multitask-research-study-082409\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">students at MIT and Stanford<\/a>, researchers found in a 2009 study, couldn\u2019t focus when drowning in data.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018You\u2019re not more informed\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cWe take it, as a given, that the more information decision makers have, the better off they are,\u201d writes Malcolm Gladwell writes in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0316172324\/wwwwyliecomco-20\/002-0054577-9872826?creative=0&amp;camp=0&amp;adid=1BC37YGYSG1171RF78W4&amp;link_code=as1\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Blink<\/em><\/a>. \u201cBut &#8230; all that extra information isn\u2019t actually an advantage at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, that extra information is more than useless. It\u2019s harmful. It confuses the issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Tom Rosenstiel, former media critic for the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>, says:<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"standalone\">\u201cYou\u2019re not more informed. You\u2019re just numbed.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h3>Inform, don\u2019t just numb, your audience.<\/h3>\n<p>Learn strategies for attracting and retaining audiences members\u00a0 with an artificial sense of constant FOMO. Learn tactics for getting the attention of \u00a0readers driven by a conscious desire to keep up with everything, all of the time.<\/p>\n<p>_____<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appendix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> Andrew Moore-Crispin, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ting.com\/blog\/understanding-mobile-data\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How many megabytes are in a gig? Understanding mobile data<\/a>,\u201d Ting, June 21, 2017<\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluebulbprojects.com\/measureofthings\/results.php?comp=data&amp;unit=gb&amp;amt=63&amp;sort=pr&amp;p=2\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How much is 63 gigabytes?<\/a>\u201d The Measure of Things<\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"#_ftnref3\" name=\"_ftn3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup> Andrew Perrin And Sara Atske, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2021\/03\/26\/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-say-they-are-almost-constantly-online\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">About three-in-ten U.S. adults say they are \u2018almost constantly\u2019 online<\/a>,\u201d Pew Research Center, March 26, 2021<\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"#_ftnref4\" name=\"_ftn4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nielsen.com\/us\/en\/insights\/article\/2018\/time-flies-us-adults-now-spend-nearly-half-a-day-interacting-with-media\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Nielsen Total Audience Report: August 2020 \u2014 Special Edition: Work-From-Home<\/a>, Aug. 13, 2020<\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"#_ftnref5\" name=\"_ftn5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup> Audrey Schomer, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/us-time-spent-with-media-2021\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Time Spent with Media 2021<\/a>,\u201d eMarketer, May 27, 2021<\/p>\n<p><sup><a href=\"#_ftnref6\" name=\"_ftn6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/content\/us-time-spent-with-media-2021\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">13 hours, 21 minutes by 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='MMC-Clear' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-81\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a title=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/mini-master-classes-home\/clear-writing-course\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/clear-writing-training-mmc.png\" alt=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" title=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/clear-writing-training-mmc.png\" alt=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" title=\"Clear-writing workshop, a mini master class\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a><h3>Reach more readers with tight writing<\/h3>\r\n\t\r\n<p>Would your piece be twice as good if it were half as long? Yes, say readability experts.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<p>So how long should your message be? Your paragraphs? Your sentences? Your words? 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