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Is 6hrs a day of reading wasteful and harmful? That's how doctors and lawyers and engineers are made.

• lmm 4y ago
  Reading requires active engagement in a way that makes it inherently healthier than TV (though perhaps not than games).
• strken 4y ago
  For me, yeah. I probably spent about that long reading on most school days as a kid, including hiding books in my pencil case, walking the dog while reading, riding a bike while reading, reading on the bus, reading during recess and lunch, reading in front of the TV, reading on the toilet, reading when I was meant to be asleep, and reading during family dinners. I absolutely should have stopped reading so much during family dinners, during classes I struggled in, when I was meant to be asleep, and during recess and lunch.