Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The constant attention is what is so difficult.
That's the problem with ADHD: I have no focus; I get bored.
One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking.
The dominant theory coming out of Hollywood is that peoples' attention spans are getting shorter and shorter and they need more stimulation.
I have ADHD. I'll admit it.
Attention is the way social primates measure status. It is highly rewarding because it causes the release of brain chemicals such as dopamine and endorphins.
I'm not sure the least educated members of the population are missing out on the advances in medical technology as much as they are adopting harmful behavioral habits that shorten their life.
All causes are essentially mental, and whosoever comes into daily contact with a high order of thinking must take on some of it.
Hastiness and superficiality are the psychic diseases of the 20th century, and more than anywhere else this disease is reflected in the press.
It is like our foreign policy has attention deficit disorder.