Phil Cooke

Absolutely! I used to be able to focus on large amounts of text! Now, I start to read a blog post and I find myself skimming the first sentence of each paragraph. That said, when I find myself with a really well-written piece of literature, I do revel in it and stick with it. Perhaps as a society our ability to write well as degenerated as well…?

To me “quiet time” is that moment to get into that secret place in Him. This shouldn’t & quite frankly cannot be rushed. How better than to start our day in His presence. Anything that we deem valuable & worth it we spend our time on, just as in a relationship but once we get familiar we too often become distant. That said even when we have quiet time that does not mean we cannot spend the day having intermittent constant praise. That is the whole point, we have let culture & technology (the things of this world)determine & diminish our relationship with God. This alone will cause ineffectiveness in the market place, people do not want more watered down versions of the Truth they want substance.

I have ADD, so it’s, hey look a rabbit, all sort of more on the incomparison to what category. Losing our ability to focus or just looking to find out more things. The internet has made a dirth of information avaialble to us like no other time in history. So are we focusing less or becoming more curious ? Let’s not forget that most if us are running significantly faster, trying to squeeze more into the same time we have always had. As a natural by product we become impatient with what appears to be fluff and look for what we need to be instantly applicable. I think some of this lack of focus goes hand in hand with the “instant” gratification that many are becoming used to. No patience for wading through long paragraphs and such to find what we want, it needs to hit us immediately.

What was the post about? The first paragraph was too long and I couldn’t concentrate enough to finish it.

I have noticed all the things you mentioned except for reading books.

During college I learned how to read/skim textbooks quickly and the moment I was done with college I joined a book club. I wanted to fall in love with reading again. Now, I read slowly because I enjoy being taken on the adventure of the book. So when I am “trapped on an airplane and can’t escape” I really enjoy taking it slow and absorbing every minute of it – that and I hate when a good book ends.