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Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound.

Posted on 27th August 2018

Skim reading is the new normal. The effect on society is profound | Maryanne Wolf by Maryanne Wolf (the Guardian) Ziming Liu from San Jose State University has conducted a series of studies which indicate that the “new norm” in reading is skimming, with word-spotting and browsing through the text. Many readers now use an F or Z pattern when reading in which they sample the first line and then word-spot through the rest of the text. When the reading…

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Read What Seems Awesome and Interesting

Posted on 30th September 2017

[exif id="31843"] The truth is that when you're super bored, your interest and understanding come to a screeching halt. There are many, many topics that I find interesting now which I found dull at some point in my life. Five years ago, there was no possible way I would have made it through The Power Broker, even if I tried to force myself. And it would have been a mistake to try. Here’s another unspoken truth: Any central lesson you…

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Sunday Reading List

Posted on 11th September 2016

The Sunday Reading List was something I wanted to be a regular feature. I wanted to list the articles (long reads) that I had discovered and completed reading during the week; articles that had an impact on me and that I felt may be beneficial for others to read. But I was inconsistent, posting sporadically over the last few years. Well ... I'm starting over. the great disconnect The worry related to how irrelevant the Internet makes you feel has…

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