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What happens when we lose deep reading?
- yamrzou 3y agoRelated: Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound (2018) — https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-reading-new-normal-maryanne-wolf https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-r...
- travisgriggs 3y agoI'm ashamed to admit this, but I see this in myself. I used to read a lot. Mostly fiction. I enjoyed it. It was good for my creativity, sense of self, imagination, etc. A good book would hook me and I would stay up til 4 am to finish it, much to my sleep detriment. I noticed that when I try to read a book now days, I really struggle to make progress. If it's good, maybe half way through, I'll experience that same "can't put it down" but honestly, it may take weeks or months before I get to that point. I feel guilty/FOMO when reading escapist literature anymore. Like constantly scrolling on some remote conflict or political machinations isn't also about as useful. But my brain has a hard time "justifying" reading for pleasure's sake.