Those who scroll online a lot know that Subway Surfers gameplay is often attached to Reels to ensure that viewers’ attention remains engaged. According to research from the University of California, in 2004, an individual’s average attention span on a digital device was approximately 150 seconds long. Today, it has plummeted down to 47 seconds. That means, my attention span is nearly one-third of what it was in the year I was born. 

When I go to watch movies today, I find myself playing Subway Surfers, because even the most masaledaar flicks cannot hold my attention. Now that I know I have this problem, here’s how I am trying to solve it.

No more multitasking

Stop multitasking. Your life is not an optimisation project. You don’t need to listen to a podcast while you cook. You don’t need music while you take a shower. You don’t need to turn on a sit-com in the background as you set aside your laundry. Sometimes, you can just do something and the background noise can be your thoughts. Oh, the horrors! I know it sounds scary, but it gets easy very quickly. If you can cook without a podcast, eventually you will be able to watch a movie without playing Subway Surfers.