Why you need a reading habit
Everyone can develop one but it requires willpower and discipline.
CW: this will make me seem like an intellectual snob, which I am.
If you have a reading habit, you can immediately tell whether someone you encounter reads. This sounds like a judgment, and it is; I'm not sure I can make it sound like anything else. I won’t argue that IQ differences exist among those whose brains developed on books vs screens, but they probably do. Yes, I’m being alarmist about people’s abandonment of books.
Reading allows us to absorb and connect complex ideas, and legions of people spending hours on their phones daily ultimately impoverish our politics and have contributed to the current stalemate.
I’ve spoken with many people in my orbit about their reading habits, and it would not surprise you that most don’t read. This has taken up an increasing part of my finite ability to care about the state of the world - the erosion of literacy is a ticking time bomb for our public discourse and ability to understand each other.
10 reasons to develop a reading habit
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