Did you know that Goldfish have a better and longer attention span than humans?



OOh dear.... Are you ready to be shocked? 

9 seconds is the avarage Goldfish attention span!
9 whole seconds! You might think... Was that not 3 seconds? No, new test have show that a goldfish really has a longer attention span then humans these days!
You see, humans have an avarage attention span of 8 seconds! 

8 seconds...... 

How can a goldfish have a better attenion span than humans?
Maybe it's because they don't own cellphones or computers! 

After reading some fact about Goldfish and finding out about the attenion span I started to wonder.

I used my old best friend Google and started to dig up some facts about the attention span to make sure I would not be talking nonsense here. 

And shocking but true, our attention span is worse than a goldfish. 

How does this effect our blogs here on Steemit?

Knowing this, I started wondering about the post we all share here on the platform.
Are longer posts better than shorter posts? Because the fact that they are longer make us see ( or think ) the writer has put a lot of effort into his or hers writing.  Longer posts are mostly praised upon while short posts are said to be quick and sometimes not good enough. 

I can only talk about myself when it comes to reading posts here on Steemit! I am a word addict and I can read for hours on end BUT ONLY if the content really grabs me. 

I know, for a fact, that my attention span is not something to be proud of.  While looking at ( In this case I will use goldfish ) a tank with one amazing goldfish while someone tells me the most wonderful facts about that one fish, my mind will wonder off and I will start to see many more Goldfish in magical colors all around me. 

I little soft sound on the right, a flash of green light on the left.... And poof my attention goes from one to six other things in a matter of seconds....

So, looking at the fact that humans have a attention span of 8 seconds would that make shorter and straight to the point posts better?
And I mean better as in reaching your reader?
Is this the reason that meme posts all over the internet are so populair?
Short, not time consuming and your reader will get the point within 4 seconds....

I want your opinion! Let's pick our brains together! 

What do you prefer to read here on Steemit?
Longer posts or short and straight to the point posts?
What is your reasoning behind this?

Do you write longer posts because you think that will be received better?
Or do you keep things short? 

I will highly appreciate your input on this!