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For me, while eink devices are better for the eyes, there's practically no difference in my comprehension and retention between eink and LCD; both are markedly
by 015a 5y ago
For me, while eink devices are better for the eyes, there's practically no difference in my comprehension and retention between eink and LCD; both are markedly worse than a physical book.
It's not, for me at least, the distraction potential. I think its more-so the tertiary sensory experiences physical books carry: the smell of the binding; the dimples & knots in the paper as you trace your finger over lines; the visual clarity of your position in the book relative to what is left; there's a lot that even eink sacrifices. People often say that these qualities are what they enjoy about books, but I suspect it runs even deeper than that; that these qualities add landmarks to your memory, and aid in recall.
- a-dub 5y agoi have noticed this myself. there's something about the spatio-tactile sensation along with the imperfections of the pages that can help printed media stick better than digital media, for me.
- DavideNL 5y agoI once read (somewhere...) that the position of text on the page is also an important factor; when scrolling the position of "the location on the page where you read something" changes constantly, versus paper where the info always stays in the same location. Apparently, this helps our brain to remember things, better. So, if you read on an electronic device, it's probably beneficial to configure it to not use "continuous scrolling" but rather use something "fixed".