how long does it take to reprogram your attention-span

[peoplesuck]

Or can you even reprogram your attention-span? I thought it would be an interesting experiment to go a week without music-youtube-games-movies. etc. lowering the sensory input and maybe lowering how much sensory input you need for something to be interesting enough to hold your focus.
Thoughts?

 

[Reluctantly]

I've done it. I end up doing more chores and projects, but feel more restless and mentally bored. Makes having that stuff again really nice, especially with music; I'll listen to a song I've heard a 100 times and here new sounds, like my subconscious is temporarily more open to input or reinterpretation.

 

[redbaron]

Not that long. It's the long-term lifestyle change that's challenging. Just remember that boredom is normal and circumventing boredom can be an impetus for either an addiction or an outlet (or both).

 

[Ex-User (14663)]

Im gonna do exactly that, starting now

 

[baccheion]

Meditation, brainwave entrainment, etc. I'd tell myself I was done with X waste of time, and my interest in it faded without much effort.

 

[onesteptwostep]

With drugs you can reprogram your attention span in seconds.