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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.