nisroc - Amazing. I'll ping Joe Moran. He's brilliant.
Lvadams02 - Which book? I'll read it too.
Coincidentally, I'm reading Maryanne Wolf's Reader, Come Home right now. It's up there with The Shallows by Nicholas Carr, the best books I've read on the topic: the widespread abandonment of deep reading and the impact on individuals and society. These are crazy times to be alive.
If we're successful, rr.it will transform the journalism and news industries, but what's really at stake is the collective intelligence of humanity. That or I just drank too much coffee today.
It's crazy that one generation of reading online has changed the preferences of the neuronal circuit.
I always thought that more people reading and writing is a good thing, but maybe it doesn't even count/matter if that reading and writing is manifesting itself in Instagram captions.
I'm definitely guilty of not appreciating slow reading. There are so many books in the world that I want to read, so I read as quickly as I can. And I'm impressed by people who read a lot. Maybe I'll try it out.
Truly crazy. I don't even think it's takes a generation to notice huge changes in the "neuronal circuit" (aka human brain) - it couldn't have started earlier than two decades ago with the advent of the world wide web and the proliferation of connectivity via personal computers. Then, in the last ten years, everyone got smartphones and social media, and so we're still undergoing deeper and deeper levels of submersion into non-reading digital worlds. But yeah, it's lightening fast and petrifying.
Today, it's relatively normal to say you've read something you haven't.
The definitely was a response to nisroc. This is a great advertisement for rr. I also love the idea of reading aloud. It's a great practice in strengthening our voices, slowing down and increasing comprehension.
"The slow reader is like a swimmer who stops counting the number of pool laps they have done and just enjoys how their body feels and moves in water."
Reading the 112 comments slowly was just as enlightening as reading the article.
The rr.it developers should send an invitation to Joe Moran.
Truly. The more I read of Moran's writing, the more I want to sit with him and have a long discussion.
I'll be picking up his book for sure.
nisroc - Amazing. I'll ping Joe Moran. He's brilliant.
Lvadams02 - Which book? I'll read it too.
Coincidentally, I'm reading Maryanne Wolf's Reader, Come Home right now. It's up there with The Shallows by Nicholas Carr, the best books I've read on the topic: the widespread abandonment of deep reading and the impact on individuals and society. These are crazy times to be alive.
If we're successful, rr.it will transform the journalism and news industries, but what's really at stake is the collective intelligence of humanity. That or I just drank too much coffee today.
It's crazy that one generation of reading online has changed the preferences of the neuronal circuit.
I always thought that more people reading and writing is a good thing, but maybe it doesn't even count/matter if that reading and writing is manifesting itself in Instagram captions.
I'm definitely guilty of not appreciating slow reading. There are so many books in the world that I want to read, so I read as quickly as I can. And I'm impressed by people who read a lot. Maybe I'll try it out.
Truly crazy. I don't even think it's takes a generation to notice huge changes in the "neuronal circuit" (aka human brain) - it couldn't have started earlier than two decades ago with the advent of the world wide web and the proliferation of connectivity via personal computers. Then, in the last ten years, everyone got smartphones and social media, and so we're still undergoing deeper and deeper levels of submersion into non-reading digital worlds. But yeah, it's lightening fast and petrifying.
Today, it's relatively normal to say you've read something you haven't.
Slow and steady for the win.
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The definitely was a response to nisroc. This is a great advertisement for rr. I also love the idea of reading aloud. It's a great practice in strengthening our voices, slowing down and increasing comprehension.