have short attention spans

an inattentive person

feel a lack of attentiveness

have cloth

have difficulty with attention

a child with attention disorder

children who pay attention

increased attention

problem with attention

decrease alertness

improve one's attentional capacity

the capacity to maintain attention

a complex attentional task

increase alertness

attention problem

attention-restoring activity

ditz〈俗〉〔【用法】主に若い女性について言う。◆【語源】ditzyとともに、1980年頃使われ始めたアメリカの俗語（その後、他地域でもときどき使われるようになった）。正確な起原は不明。dizzy「混乱した、ばかな」の変化のように見えるが、dicty「高級な」の変化だという説もある（一応「上流階級の⇒おっとりした・世間の常識とずれた」などと説明可能）。〕

lay down on the job

impaired attention

attention-deficit disorder〔【略】ADD〕

the treatment of attention deficit disorder

ADD medication

zero in on

make someone less alert

lose someone's attention

train someone's attention

（1） Officials, except in cases provided for by laws or orders, shall give their full hours of work and attention to the performance of their duties in the course of their duties, and engage only in those duties which are the responsibility of the Government to perform. Officials, except in cases provided for by laws or orders, may not hold concurrently two or more government positions. Even when officials hold additional government positions they shall not be paid for them.〔【出典】日本法令外国語訳データベースシステム 〕

It's distracting to flit from one thing to the next, with our attention never on one thing long enough to give it any thought or create anything of worth.〔【出典】英文著者：Leo Babauta、和訳：Tak.〕"LB-FOC14", "2384359"

→ 細やかな注意力

They were still too much in the shadow, however, to reveal their nature and origin to an indolent attention, and he resumed his reading.〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ（独立行政法人情報通信研究機構）〕"_SNAKE", "2528879"

but I could tell that he was keenly alert,〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ（独立行政法人情報通信研究機構）〕"_EMPTY02", "2589971"

Broad awake and keenly alive to the significance of the situation, Druse now brought the butt of his rifle against his cheek by cautiously pushing the barrel forward through the bushes,〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ（独立行政法人情報通信研究機構）〕"_HORSE", "2268438"

improve human attention

When we switch between creating and communicating through email, say, we lose a little bit of our creative time, a little bit of our creative attention, each time we switch.〔【出典】英文著者：Leo Babauta、和訳：Tak.〕"LB-FOC04", "2564844"

Caring for children requires attentiveness and patience.

have trouble paying attention in school

His attention was now fully aroused, his gaze eager and imperative.〔【出典】日英対訳文・対応付けデータ（独立行政法人情報通信研究機構）〕"_SNAKE", "2320525"

They fragment an employee's day and attention, so that it becomes an extremely bad environment for creating, for focusing on what's truly important, for producing incredible work.〔【出典】英文著者：Leo Babauta、和訳：Tak.〕"LB-FOC27", "2525721"

Many of the patients reportedly have attention-disorder problems, making such approaches ineffective."MB004451", "2398947"

reduce daytime alertness

have a serious attention problem

Researchers found that gingko had no specific effect on memory or attention."VOA-T210", "2437831"

We have reading material, either in paper form or on the mobile device, to keep our attention occupied.〔【出典】英文著者：Leo Babauta、和訳：Tak.〕"LB-FOC03", "2553340"

clued-up attention