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WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

A typical teenager's phone by the end of the day.

Our attention spans are getting shorter at an alarming rate

Grace Hsu, Co-Features Editor Dec 16, 2023

It has been known that phones affect people in many ways. From lowering self-esteem to decreasing productivity, phones cause issues in people's mental and physical health. Yet, we often fail to recognize another issue caused by our phones: our decreasing attention spans. "Attention span" is defined...