“The average human attention span was 12 seconds in 2000 and 8 seconds ...” — Ashwin Sanghi Quote

“The average human attention span was 12 seconds in 2000 and 8 seconds in 2013. A drop of 33%. The scary part is that the attention span of a goldfish was 9 seconds, almost 13% more than us humans. That's why it's getting tougher by the day to get people to turn the page. Maybe we writers ought to try writing for goldfish!”

“At thirty-five, having spent over twenty years running varied businesses for my family, I decided to sit down and write my first novel. I had never written anything longer than a couple of pages till then and was foolishly attempting to write a hundred-thousand words.”

“If you are heartbroken and can't face the world, you need something with a fantastic plot. You won't be able to read anything boring because your attention span when you are heartbroken decreases by three-quarters.”

“One of the great things about being an actor is it serves a short attention span, which is something I have.”

“If you come to any of my live shows, you'll see, it's very frenetic. I have the attention span of a gnat.”