tl;dr. Edit: Okay. That was a "low effort" response. So I'll expand. That we even have such an abbreviation makes me think that maybe (contrary to Betteridg

tl;dr. Edit: Okay. That was a "low effort" response. So I'll expand. That we even have such an abbreviation makes me think that maybe (contrary to Betteridge's Law[0]) the author of TFA might be on to something. With so many different things fighting for your attention, it can be difficult to stay focused. It takes practice and discipline to shut out other things and maintain your focus on something. I don't claim to be expert in doing so, but I do try -- and fail some of the time. I believe that maintaining focus/attention is a learned skill. One that isn't considered important to acquire/teach. Once upon a time, there were fewer immediate distractions which enabled (forced?) us to focus our attention for extended periods. Nowadays, there are so many things fighting for our attention that it's more difficult to learn that skill. Is that good or bad? I suppose that depends on your point of view. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline... Edit 2: Added the missing link.