Rotten attention span

[Shiva99]

I've realised my attention span is totally rotten. I can hardly focus for longer than 2mins while reading a book, watching a video, or anything like that. This used to be a lot different in the past, but i don't know how to change it. I wish i could sit and read for hours, without getting distracted, or watch a video and actually know what it was about 2 mins after closing it. I catch myself reading the comments more than watching the actual video on YouTube itself. It's getting ridiculous. 

What can i do besides meditation, healthy diet and regular exercise, which i'm already doing? 

[ajasatya]

4 minutes ago, Shiva99 said:

What can i do besides meditation, healthy diet and regular exercise, which i'm already doing?

Drastically reduce the usage of smartphone. Limit it to 1h/day max.

[DivineSoda]

Aim to increase the quality of your meditation. Make it more intentional. Just because you sit on a cushion doesn't mean you're meditating. Same goes for the exercise. Take it to the next level. 

Besides that, as @ajasatya suggested, you'll want to set boundaries on the things that are ruining your attention span. This will be a long a difficult process. Persistence is key. Find someone to keep you accountable ?

[Nahm]

1 hour ago, Shiva99 said:

What can i do besides meditation, healthy diet and regular exercise, which i'm already doing? 

Inspect the thoughts about yourself, which are not true. Then, there will no longer be the monkey mind, trying to resolve in thinking - truth which can only be felt in alignment. 

[Shiva99]

@ajasatya @DivineSoda @Nahm Thanks for the answers. I've also done some research and found a book by Cal Newport, which talks exactly about this problem.