>>13524257The average attention span is about 13 minutes.
That's how long people will keep attention before zoning out.
Some people wear out sooner, others later.
This is subject to the interest you have in a topic or show.
It's why all the interview segments on talkshows are 8-13 minutes in length, and almost never go for 15 minutes or more.
In wrestling, this is where rest holds came in.
A 30-minute match would go like this.
>3 minutes of testing strength, headlocks, armbars to set the tone>5 minutes of suplexes, Irish whips into followups, pin attemptsAt that point kids either stay hooked forever or zone out. Elderly people tire too.
>4-5 more minutes with some risk, some short holds for communicationThen you break out the 3-minute chinlock.
People's attention is lost, they're talking with each other already, they're on their phone these days, they're checking out that hot babe chowing on hotdogs (maybe) and taking bets on whether she'll blow up by this time next year.
The people will eventually start cheering again, and that's when you reset the cycle. Another 13 minutes of attention are available, and by the time you reach the 8th minute of the second span, you do the finish, and everyone's noticing it, popping, cheering, booing, happy days.
If you don't follow that 13 minute cadence, you will have a lot of AEW matches: full throttle, but the audience's gas tank is empty.
By the by, if you apply this in day to day business no matter what your job is, you will almost by default rise to the top and rake in those high wage dimes in no time at all.
Especially if your job involves a lot of (public) speaking.
