tldr; Our ability for deep reading is being affected by the internet medium we are operating in. [Coming from a person who grew up without internet] In this i

tldr; Our ability for deep reading is being affected by the internet medium we are operating in. [Coming from a person who grew up without internet] In this internet age, there is SO much text that we are forced to skim over, deciding whether it is relevant or not. If we didn't , and devoted 100% attention to every article/tutorial we came upon, we'd never get our tasks done. We're retraining our brains from the slow-paced deep reading required of an offline novel. Kids have no previous neural wiring that required deep immersive concentration into a static simple book of tatooed dead tree leaves. The first thing they are encountering is swaths of internet text, flashing, changing, interaction - too much stimulation for a developing brain. No wonder they can't concentrate, let alone, sit still and be engaged with a single text for a half hour or so.