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Just kidding. I actually have 127 open, I forgot one window.

Talk about being scatterbrain. It's hard to focus in the 21st century with our attention spread out so broadly.

My top 5 causes for this:

1. Instant Communication Increases the amount of communication whether valuable or not

2. Habit: We've jumped on the technology bandwagon and keep adding new device, new apps, new experienes

3. We enjoy being entertained to death.

What's better, organizing the literal 100 things scattered about in your room or finishing the latest season of House of Cards?

When not under direct pressure to complete something, humans will procrastinate and choose the easy way out 99% of the time.

4. People in our life come and go so fast.

Who has the time, (money) and focus to dedicate even 4 straight hours with us alone. No phones, no outside interference. I'm talking about the mainstream American culture here not good 'ol country boys who still can enjoy nature and a slower pace of life. Being in California we're like destined to live a fast life and feel crippling boredom if we ever take 5 minutes to ourselves to do nothing. With 500 things to do, places to see, experiences to have for themselves, who is likely to keep the same friends even the next day?

5. There is a sense of doom over society's future.

With the news media constantly bombarding us with reasons to be fearful:

• War and terrorist threats
• Global Warming or rather "Climate Change"
• Huge National Debt (in the US but also applies to every western & most Eastern countries)
• Major changes in human relations: Lower marriages, higher transgenderism, polarized politics, groups diverging in beliefs greatly
• The fact that most governments rise and fall in cycles and the feeling America is overdue

Agree, disagree? Were you surprised with the direction my post took?
Let me know in the comments Steemians!