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@colinwalker Oh, I couldn't agree more. I had shared my thoughts on the original post by Michael Harris. We do need to read more, and better.
@colinwalker I definitely notice that issue with reading on my phone and computer. It’s one reason I love my Kindle. It reminds me of all the nice things of a book while the benefits of digital (highlighting, searching, storing as many books as you want)
@colinwalker very true. Though I am a reader through-and-through and love the long form. Twitter-style short fiction, and even flash fiction still doesn't appeal as much - even when done well. Funny though how Reader's Digests are still so culturally reviled...
@colinwalker completely agree, I noticed this with my own reading too. Although, I usually get books from library, I’ll often purchase digital versions of the ones I liked or enjoyed for notes, highlights, search, and easy reference.
@amit I hadn’t gotten to the original yet so will save that for my commute. I agree about the distractions which is why most of mine are off and my phone is always on silent - select ones go to the Watch but it’s easier to ignore there.
@colinwalker Something I realized… I have stopped reading on the Internet too. I use a text to speech conversion add-on that reads the webpages for me, and I'm constantly on the lookout on how to send something to either Google Home or Alexa and have them read to me.