BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Studies show that the average attention span is now only eight seconds. That's about as much time as it takes to read a few sentences before being distracted.

A new national survey of 1,000 American adults commissioned by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine finds that 43% of respondents said stress and anxiety contribute most to a short attention span, followed by lack of sleep at 39% and digital devices at 35%. Only 25% of survey respondents said they do not have trouble with their attention span.

Dr. Evita Singh, a psychiatrist with Ohio State's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, said this is something she sees often. To help improve attention spans and the ability to focus longer, Singh created what

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