How Good Is Your Attention Span? (TEST) 

✧ Subscribe for the dinosaur :D ✧ Here is the "HARD MODE" version of this video (10 minutes long!) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8Z7GOUV8pV4.html ***I also want to mention some things I've seen in the comments:*** - The "purple circle" 🟣 that people see after the test will go away shortly after you finish, just wait a little bit and probably don't look at any screens either lol - I didn't make this video as a watch time scam or anything like that (bruh 😆). This is an actual test I made to help people (maybe) and just for fun. When I first uploaded this video, some people said it was too easy, so I made the 10 minute version. I didn't purposely make the video "easy" just so people would watch the whole thing lol. A lot of people stopped before the test ended, especially at the dinosaurs! Also, it depends on how you found this video; If you wanted to do an attention span test, you are probably more determined to finish it. But if RU-vid recommended it to you, it's less likely that you care, and that's why some people say the test is boring, a waste of time, farming watch hours, etc. But many other people said it's also helpful, interesting, relaxing, funny, etc. Just wanted to clear that up and don't forget that this isn't the only video I've uploaded on the channel! 😝 - You can (and should) blink! Don't ruin your eyes if they hurt 😅 - Don't worry about any jump scares, there aren't any in either video ;) - Some people also said I should've put "hot bikini girls" in the background so people would look away... xP

The circle is now burned into my eyes

my attention span in class: terrible my attention span for a green circle that brought some distractions: literally excellent

The terror I experienced when I looked away at the end and saw a purple circle in my vision was indescribable.

2:19 Those dang dinosaurs! i was doing so good, too, but something about that unidentifiable shape in my peripheral snatched my focus away for a split second! It was cool to see the color in the scenes in the background fade away to black and white when focusing on the dot, but magically return when I shifted my focus to look at the meerkats

Focus on green spot ❌ Focus on numbers ✅ Bro my eyes feels like burning.

I did not exactly focus on the circle, i focused on the numbers, i counted the numbers one by one inside my mind and promised it that it would all be worth it.

I couldn't watch this without music, ASMR, subway surfers and family guy in a separate window, browsing on my phone, and getting a foot rub

Thank goodness, I was afraid for a jumpscare. I focused on the numbers the whole time, and managed to pass the test, but GOSH IS IT UNCOMFY! It felt weird to just ignore everything, and now I have a purple circle floating around my vision.

This was actually surprisingly easy, unless noticing things with peripheral vision and recognising them counts as a loss.

As someone who didn’t look away I’m proud to say that I have a purple dot permanently burned into my retinas

I clicked on the video with the confidence that I’d get through it no problem… *The first bit of text that appeared in the top left corner when the screen went white got me* 😭

Honestly, this test was insane. Never again. I’m putting it in my shows and movies now so I can watch it when I’m bored.

this is not a test of attention span. it is a test of temptation avoidance and boredom procrastination

The difference is, in real life, your attention span jumps around as it likes which is why sometimes it’d very short. If your mind doesn’t deem it important, it won’t care. Here, your brain wants to pay attention to the dot just to prove that it can. It’s much easier to stay focused.

this was the most entertaining thing in my entire life, thank you

I was so afraid that there would be a jumpscare at the end of it

Sheesh, the dinosaur one got me 💀

The ultimate way to get people to watch until the end.

Me : "I look at the circle with one eye, and the distractions with the other eye, so i technically won and lost at the sane time" *MISSION FAILED SUCESSFULLY*

Thank you for not jump scaring

"dont look away" my brain for some reason: "WE CANT BLINK... MY EYES BURN"

excellent, we will get them next time! (seriously though, the urge to look after 80 seconds had passed- then I realised wait a second, I can do this)

Fantastic. I didn’t look away from the green dot, but now I'm left wondering how much of what my peripheral vision caught was video editing and how much was me tripping the frick out.

When you scroll past the video, but you have to prove to everyone that you have a good attention span (you’re the only one in the room)

Fun fact: after staring at the green circle for 3 minutes, something called an impossible color is seen when the screen goes black. In in this case, since the circle was a green color, the impossible color took on a purple look. If you want to know more, there are several people on youtube that can explain it better than me.

i love watching this video after starting to study for a test as a distracted person i am this somehow helps me thank you 😭

Thanks, there is now a section of my vision that has had a purple tint seared onto it.

Fun fact: The blue after-image from staring at the green dot is a color you're not normally able to perceive, as it's simultaneous blue and darker than black.

As a person who is currently trying to find a way to bore myself to sleep, I see this as an absolute win

I didn’t realize I had it paused at 180 so I must have sat there atleast 5 minutes thinking man this way longer than I thought it was going to be

now I have a massive purple circle right in the center of my vision

I Can't stop tearing😭

Video: Focus on the circle. Me: *Relies on my peripheral vision to see everything that happens in the background while focusing on the dot at the same time*

This does not measure attention span, but rather your control over reflexive eye movents It is normal and good for your eyes to shift focus to something noticable. This is how you keep yourself safe from unexpected threats. If you wanted to measure attention span or distractibity, it should have ben just a black screen saying you couldn’t switch to another video, read comments, or anything else for the duration of the vid

Thanks for making this video now my eyes not only hurt but also sees a purple circle

This was actually so relaxing. I was focusing on the numbers so hard I forgot about life for a moment if ykwim. Like all my worries were at the back of my mind lol. It felt nice. And the waves and music in the background also helped me calm down. Thank you 😊

As someone with ADHD, this was probably the longest 3 minutes of my life

Well, I won this test, I thought in the end I would be asked about the many distracting things which came into my way, and as they were in my peripheral I kept on memorising them slightly but did not move my pupil anywhere else apart from the dot. Now I am feeling hypnotized, lol!

the fact my eyes were screaming to focus on everything but the dot

I literally took a small nap while watching this. lol.

This was the most relaxing, peaceful, and longest 3 minutes of my entire life. I actually enjoyed this, lol.

Dude the urge to look away was so strong that I started gaslighting myself that I looked away when I just saw it using peripheral vision.

After I finished the test, I rewatched the video to see everything that I could only see in my peripherals during the test-- and the silly little dinosaurs made me smile so much (they also almost made me fail the test but how could I be mad at their little faces?)

for some reason this relaxed me from my stress ive been having😭 but now wherever i look, i always see purple stuff now💀😭

I think the key to this is to simply ignore what comes in the background and not register it as important. Once I did that I made it to 3 minutes.

As someone who really is a structured, predictable mom and teacher, focusing on the green dot was easy for me...what would be hard, is being asked to look away during that 3 minutes.

Nice, I managed to complete it. The thing is, many times I'm at classical orchestral concerts, and a few people around me start using their phones, and maybe even start sending messages. They can't even focus on the music sometimes.

Thanks, now I gave a giant purple spot at the centre of my vision.

I got to like 16 but staring at the circle for so long caused a purple reflection on the dot to appear in my eyes and that took my focus away, damn it

The 'distractions' kind of made it easy. Could see the things in my peripherals and think on them as I watched the circle. I feel like it'd be immensely harder with nothing but the circle.

good way to drive viewership and retention by posing a challenge to the ego involving focusing on the video to suggest that individuals have poor intention spans otherwise

The gosh darn pixel dinosaur. The one thing that got me...

you can tell i grew up on the early internet- immediately got paranoid about a jumpscare and ran to the comments

I lost at 00:09 seconds with the “you shouldn’t be looking here”

Many have fallen where I now stand, mostly because every one else who completed the chalenge can't see through the big purple dot in vision.

I kind of "half-looked away" at times, seeing both the green dot and the other background. A tip to keep yourself focused is to think about the circle. It's curves. What is it's area? Measured in pixels. I wonder how was it programmed. These thoughts keep you awake. Also, I saw a purple circle afterwards, which indicates it has BURNT THE CIRCLE INTO MY MIND.

Even though i have very short attention span normally, I actually passed this pretty easily! Well, I basically focused on everything around the circle but without looking away, though. Still paid attention to the counter and the circle though!😅

Man that little dinosaur got me for half a millisecond 😂😂

It was a combination of focusing on the green dot and the numbers counting down. I'm happy I stayed focused.

Read title, looks at the dot, swipes past... Realises it, comes back and comments

Oh my god. So i now have a reddish hue burned into my retinas Thats nice Anyways, as a person with INTENSE ADHD, OH MY JESUS CHRIST THIS IS BRAIN BREAKING Kudos to you! You hit all my weak spots! You legitimately broke my brain! While taking this test i was simultaneously keeping track of what my brain was doing in response to this whole thing. The whole time i was keeping myself focused on the numbers, and my brain was actually able to inspect everything else around it through my peripheral vision, and it was SO weird. I enjoyed it though! I honestly hate that my attention span only does its job when im focused on stupid shit, and not when I actually need it (THINGS LIKE SCHOOL) I did actually decide to rewatch it and see what i was avoiding, just for funzies! I genuinely had fun! I liked it, my eyes hated it, and i will be sending this to my friends!

Came for the concentration test, stayed for the beautiful videos in between

amazing video but my eyes starting hurting so I get distracted by this XD

Never looked away but because of this it is burned into my eyes and anything straight ahead looks purple.

As someone using their peripheral vision, I see this as an absolute win.

This feels like being hypnotized

The urge to look away before it even tried to distract me is marginally concerning

As soon as the purple square showed up my eyes immediately went there.

Anybody else see the purple circle when the video was over?

It's kinda eerie that, if you stare at the orb without looking away, it progressively starts to morph into a strange, fog shade of purple. Then you realize it's just being burned into your eyes.

That’s an incredibly nice circle

nooo the cool dinosaur near the end got me 😔

damn did u just make us watch your 180 sec video without us even realizing this has to be the best marketing strategy I've seen so far just put your ads in background in a creative way and bam!

this was fun! my eyes did start drifting as my vision doubled, but I caught myself and ultimately I made it the whole way.

perfect way to get public watch hours. I applaud you

I’ll listen to this in the background while I scroll for another video to watch after this one

The fact that nothing in the video could distract me, rather it was the silly notification popup in the right bottom of the screen that got me!!!!

Man thought my attention span was in the garbage but it was quite the opposite! I proved i can focus for 180 seconds!

Didn't even blink, sir (my eyes are watering)

i now see a faded circle in my vision

there is a purple circle in my vision now the colors behind it look absolutely beautiful 🤩🤩

This was an amazing experience, not only did I not gaze away from the counting down green timer dot, but I could see everything unfold before my eyes through my peripheral vision, and it was simply beautiful. The random shapes at the start, the beach, the dinosaurs, nature, the expanding of colors... I smiled throughout the whole video. I might try the 10 minute vid one day, until then, keep making these, they're awesome! Oh and do a horror version, I'd definitely test my attention span with it.

Seems more like a peripheral vision test if anything.

Yay! A circle is now constantly in my vision!

I didnt look out once but those dinosaurs felt like a virtual tickle from the corner of my eye

The four moving dinosaurs got me.

sometimes i stare at this kind of thing for too long and I zone out where nothings in focus and everything looks peripheral

not even a seconds and i already lost it

I've never struggled so much in my life

As a person who can see the all of the screen with his eyes I can confirm my attention span is really good.

Bro, my eyes blurred for sheer focusing on green dots.

The dinosaurs got me 😂

I hope I am not the only one who forgets to blink and breath when highly focused...

The text at the start got me 💀 (I got to 175)

Bro I was all good and fine and never looked away but then afterward I looked away and switched videos and I STILL SAW THE DAMNED CIRCLE

I just imagined all my notes were on the dot and stared at it as if I'm studying

Good test! I saved it in a special playlist to watch it every week

in trying (and failing) to complete this test I got side tracked from my actual goal. this is great

When it said "did you look away?" I realized that I'm still focusing on center.