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by BeetleB 1466 days ago
> I read all the time, but not in a deep, concentrated way. Despite knowing these things are problems, even though I typically read or learn on them and do not play any games on mobile devices, it has taken me to admit to myself that I absolutely must distance myself from mobile devices, and even my computer, if I want to get back to long-form, deep learning.

Somewhat related:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29739940

Once I started printing things and not reading them with a screen, my reading of real books went up as well. When you're reading on a screen, you don't realize you're competing with physical books. But when you're reading something physical, you do become aware of it.