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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[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…
Saturday Links — Agreement, MacDown, Social Media, Mastery, Job Interview, Being Boring
Posted on 5th August 2017Every Saturday, I share a list of inspiring or interesting articles that I read during the week. Here’s what I read this week.…
Every Saturday, I share a list of inspiring or interesting articles that I read during the week. Here’s what I read this week.…
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…