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This article resonates a lot with me. I have always found great pleasure in reading but lately my computer and phone steals all attention and I genuinely feel l

This article resonates a lot with me. I have always found great pleasure in reading but lately my computer and phone steals all attention and I genuinely feel less smart because of it. It's a big reason why we're launching https://mypapermag.com/ https://mypapermag.com/ It's an app (web only for now: vue/django) where you select great long reads selected from our partners, but the important thing is that you actually get them in print in your personalized magazine every n weeks. This way you get the distraction free experience of a regular magazine, the freedom of choice of the web, the best articles from our partners and the best tech for reading (paper) in one place. It's what we're trying to achieve at least, still in private beta and only in France for now but please let me know if you want to try it out or if you have any feedback, andre@mypapermag.com </ShamelessSelfPromotion>

andrelaszlo 8y ago
I forgot to add that if you're interested in how our reading is changing, Maryanne Wolf's research is great. Her book 'Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World' gives a great overview of a diverse way of looking at reading. (I haven't read 'Proust and the Squid' yet, by the same author, but I think it touches on similar topics) According to Wolf, our "reading circuits" are changing on a neurological level, affecting reasoning, critical thinking and even empathy. On the other hand were getting better at skim reading, quickly sorting through mountains of lower value information. This article in the Guardian gives a great summary: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-reading-new-normal-maryanne-wolf https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-r... Another good article on the topic, if you happen to prefer French, from Usbec & Rica: https://m.usbeketrica.com/article/a-plus-vous-lisez-en-diagonale-plus-votre-cerveau-reclame-de-la-rapidite https://m.usbeketrica.com/article/a-plus-vous-lisez-en-diago... (Disclaimer: Both The Guardian and Usbek & Rica are supplying articles for our platform)

andrelaszlo 8y ago

I forgot to add that if you're interested in how our reading is changing, Maryanne Wolf's research is great. Her book 'Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World' gives a great overview of a diverse way of looking at reading. (I haven't read 'Proust and the Squid' yet, by the same author, but I think it touches on similar topics) According to Wolf, our "reading circuits" are changing on a neurological level, affecting reasoning, critical thinking and even empathy. On the other hand were getting better at skim reading, quickly sorting through mountains of lower value information. This article in the Guardian gives a great summary: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-reading-new-normal-maryanne-wolf https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-r... Another good article on the topic, if you happen to prefer French, from Usbec & Rica: https://m.usbeketrica.com/article/a-plus-vous-lisez-en-diagonale-plus-votre-cerveau-reclame-de-la-rapidite https://m.usbeketrica.com/article/a-plus-vous-lisez-en-diago... (Disclaimer: Both The Guardian and Usbek & Rica are supplying articles for our platform)