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I'm not sure that being really bored all the time (whether it was a long car ride or watching bad TV) was much better. I also don't know if reading fantasy nove
by mrits 9y ago
I'm not sure that being really bored all the time (whether it was a long car ride or watching bad TV) was much better. I also don't know if reading fantasy novels is really better than watching YouTube. My parents and teachers seemed to be thrilled with the idea of reading but I think you have some dimensioning returns on the actual value if the content is still junk.
- tedmiston 9y agoA few differences worth consideration are that books don't have popups distracting you while consuming the content, ads, or autoplay follow-on content. Also the writer and publisher don't make more money if you buy the book and spend 1 hour consuming it vs dozens. If anything, maybe we could argue they make less overall the longer you read it because spending your reading time on one book comes with the opportunity cost of not reading others.
- polskibus 9y agoIt was better but not from the short term "I must kill the boredom now" point of view. Long version: read Deep Work by Cal Newport. Short version - by feeding our brain with information (doesn't have to be worthless but usually it's not relevant to our situation ) whenever we are bored, we're impairing our ability to focus and think deeply about problems, some researchers say irreversibly.
- watwut 9y agoIt takes a lot of reading and years for a kid to be really proeficient with it. The excitement is about you becoming better and better at quickly recognizing words and needing less and less effort to read long text. That relates to ability remember more from text later on etc. It matters less that what you read was junk.