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Originally Posted by Hitch
?? Whether it's paper or electronic is irrelevant. It's eye-flicks. The whole thing, created long before the type of testing, etc., that we have today, turns out to be related to how often the eye flicks from the end of one line to the beginning of the next. If the rhythm is off, if it's too fast or too slow, the person reading will "feel" as though they are either bored or antsy or irritated. Apparently, each eye flick sends a certain tiny amount of a transmitter or neurochemical, whatever, to the brain, related to the satisfaction from the reading. If it happens too rapidly, or too slowly, the reader becomes dissatisfied with the read, perceiving it to be for different reasons.
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Interesting! Maybe I am addicted to flicks and need to get it more often!! lol
Yes, I occasional read for long periods this way... maybe 5-6 hours at a sitting. Usually though its for an hour or so before I go to sleep.
I was only talking about my phone settings to compare to the "golden number" and show that I didn't have any issues with a slightly shorter line. Perhaps I just got used to reading on a really small device many moons ago (pocket pc) and feel that the relatively larger screen today is a good balance??