Spotlight Gen Z has a viral hack to fix their attention spans. It may actually work. Charles Trepany USA TODAY Mar 21, 2026 Mar 21, 2026 Updated Jul 8, 2026 0 Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone, Dec. 9. 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