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The attention crisis is real

We surveyed 157 adults across Melbourne to understand how real people experience focus, memory, and screen habits in everyday life. The results confirmed what we suspected — the problem is not limited to children.

439 visits
157 submissions
148 unique respondents
1m 14s avg. visit duration
35.8% completion rate
Who responded

Primary role of respondents

Our survey reached a broad cross-section of the Melbourne community — primarily working adults and students.

Primary role — 149 answers
Working professional
91
Student
29
Business owner
13
Parent / homemaker
8
Other
2
Survey results

Seven questions, one clear picture

Every question reveals a different facet of the same underlying problem — a community struggling to focus, remember, and resist distraction.

Age group
Age distribution of respondents
149 answers
18–24
72
25–34
52
35–44
20
Under 18
5
Q1 — Phone reflex
When your phone buzzes, you…
156 answers
Immediately check it
62
Check after a few minutes
53
Usually keep on silent
22
Ignore until I finish work
19
Q2 — Focus duration
How long can you focus without distraction?
157 answers
More than 30 minutes
86
10–30 minutes
45
5–10 minutes
18
Less than 5 minutes
8
Q3 — Multitasking habit
How often do you multitask while working?
157 answers
Sometimes
65
Rarely
45
Often
32
Almost always
15
Q4 — Social media habit
How many times do you check social media daily?
156 answers
5–15 times
55
More than 30 times
37
15–30 times
34
Less than 5 times
30
Q5 — Memory test
How well do you remember tasks and information?
156 answers
I remember most tasks
70
I remember 1–2 tasks
49
I remember everything
25
I forgot most of them
12
Q6 — Reading focus
How long can you read before losing focus?
157 answers
30+ minutes
83
20 minutes
34
10 minutes
22
Less than 5 minutes
18
Q7 — Brain recovery (sleep)
How many hours of sleep do you typically get?
157 answers
6–7 hours
59
7–8 hours
51
5–6 hours
36
Less than 5 hours
8
More than 8 hours
3

Key insight

62 of 156 adults (40%) check their phone immediately when it buzzes. Only 19 can ignore it until they finish work. And 47 adults check social media more than 30 times per day. These are the adults raising and teaching today's children — and the habits are being passed on. Cognitive fitness training isn't just for kids.

The data is clear. Let's do something about it.

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