Can You Sit Through This Three Minute Video? This Challenge Might Make You Rethink Your Life

In this three minute video released by College Humor, viewers are dared to watch the entire length of the video in a challenge that many people are finding difficult to complete.

Their plea is for viewers of the video to focus solely on the clip, requesting their attention span not to be distracted and pulled away in a time when people find it punishing to designate their attention to only one item at a time.

“I dare you to watch this entire video,” the YouTube clip begins.

“No skipping ahead, no pausing, no opening another tab and letting this play in the background. I dare you to sit still and do nothing but watch a single, three-minute internet video,” the man speaking says.

As many instantly began to squirm in their seat, it’s evident through comments that this wasn’t an easy task as users admit to becoming numb to the multi-tasking mindset that consumes them while surfing the internet.

“Hmm, it’s difficult for you isn’t it? Your brain is beginning to itch inside your skull, begging for a morsel of distraction from the internet. And you’re holding it together for now, but the truth is you’re frightened.”

The video goes on to describe the thoughts that are occurring in the majority of users that are watching the video as many slowly realize the this video is 100% correct.

Many viewers felt that their attention that they used to control so well before they became inundated with the vastness of instant internet gratification, moving on from one thing to another, had slowly faded away somehow.

“Attention is the scalpel you use to cut away the fat from your life, but the internet has robbed you of it, and now instead of choosing what you experience you drift form tab to tab full of content you hate.”

While this video may not apply to you, this is a common problem that does apply to many people out there who have lost touch with the ability to just sit and listen; like that friend that who swears they’re listening to you while simultaneously responding to a text.

Many people lack the ability to be present in a situation due to the technology at their fingertips, choosing instead to relive those moments in a Facebook or Instagram post rather than experience them as they happen.

We’ve all been guilty of it, the first step is recognizing it and trying to regain some of that lost time and attention.

Was this three minute video difficult to sit through for you? Or did were you able to solely focus on the video with no problems?