TL;DR

“As neuroscientist Maryanne Wolf explains, when you give your complete attention to a stimulating book or longform article, you activate a wide array of the brain’s linguistic and cognitive capacities. In this contemplative state, the reader rapidly draws connections between the text and their background knowledge, generating original thoughts in the process. And this vital form of reading is in sharp decline. In 2021, American adults read fewer books on average than in any year on record, according to Gallup. Among young Americans, the dwindling of deep reading is especially stark.” Is the decline of reading poisoning our politics? (Actually, that question would make a great Netflix show…)

+ Apparently, the problem starts pretty early on. The Guardian: ‘It’s so boring’: gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids. Like? I didn’t like changing diapers, but I did it…