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Attention and Learning

Here’s a video on specifically the goldfish myth:

If you’d like to see more on the goldfish myth, you can see some of the references on this blog post https://usablelearning.com/2019/06/04/that-pesky-goldfish-attention-span-myth/

Patti Shank also did series on Elearning Industry that has some great stuff:

Attention And The 8-Second Attention Span

https://elearningindustry.com/8-second-attention-span-organizational-learning

Attention And Learning. Not. So. Easy.
https://elearningindustry.com/attention-and-learning-not-easy

Training Worthy Of Attention: Attention, Memory, And Usable Knowledge
https://elearningindustry.com/training-worthy-of-attention-attention-memory-usable-knowledge

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