Yeah, I had a ludicrous amount of free time during the pandemic and got to pay more attention to my attention span (heh) - I found when I sat down to read, I’d get about 3 minutes in and my attention span would wander; if I persisted, I’d make it another 15-20min before getting the phone itch again, and if I made it through that I’d get another hour or so of calm reading in.
It really does make a difference for me to read paper, though. It feels more tangible than reading on a device, and something about the feeling of actual progress (as opposed to infinite scrolling) seemed to both help me take in the material and also make the whole thing more satisfying.
It really does make a difference for me to read paper, though. It feels more tangible than reading on a device, and something about the feeling of actual progress (as opposed to infinite scrolling) seemed to both help me take in the material and also make the whole thing more satisfying.