Dealing With Inattention In Young Adults

Could we say focus is a requirement of adulthood? The Millennial generation can take steps to become responsible, focused world changers. However, to be good citizens for the next 50 years we need to take steps toward training our brains. Solving problems at the workplace, in our nation's future and obstacles that prevent our dreams requires thought and time. We risk mediocrity and disappointment later in life if we do not learn focus today. 
–from The-Dispatch by Nathan Branson (full Text) 

          Mr. Branson I enjoyed the article and relate to much of what you have to say. I would like to take the discussion a bit further and point out that the idea that an adult "should" be a person of focus is more radical than that one might first assume. The erosion of attention span seems to be out of control and has affected everything from paragraph size to family dynamics. I would be interested to see the issue looked at from a broader perspective. 
          Have we as a culture propagated the trends we now criticize? Adults are not developing shorter attention spans as they mature, but attention spans are toping out at an earlier age. Where adults at one time acquired adult attention spans we now see youth becoming adults and bringing along with them there childhood attention spans. In turn, the culture has accommodated grown people with the attention span of a child as something normal and makes the necessary accommodations. We see this in both the education system and entertainment industry. 
          I was diagnosed with ADD early in my childhood. I was on medication for much of my school years, which helped me to develop an adult attention span. I never saw the medication as an accommodation for a terminal condition, but as a way to overcome the juvenile tenancy of inattention. I am not saying that medication is the answer to my generation's problems. My point is to call a vise a vise and not a normal generational trend. Every generation has had to develop into adults in the same way. The internet is not making us dumber, however, our culture has become increasingly more accepting of immature adults. As a generation we could be "training our brains" but currently we don't have to.