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Originally Posted by The Hooded Claw
I disagree on one fundamental thing--For most of us, our brains are getting updated all the time....We do it through learning and practice. Even learning to read is a major software upgrade that everyone on this forum did when they were five years old or so. The pace of upgrades slows down for most people after their late teens, but for many of us (and I suspect most of the people in this forum) it never permanently stops while we are alive and conscious! If there is a disadvantage to reading on screen, I suspect our brains will learn to do better at it if we keep practicing.
Nits aside, I have to agree that when I write things, I seem to do a better job of editing and catching faux pas when I am looking at paper rather than a computer screen. I've never thought about how reading on my Kindle might be a different experience. I certainly feel like I get as much out of the book as I do on paper, but who knows....?
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I would agree that it is hogwash to think the brain has never been updated. It is updated every day and it is quite adaptable, unlike software, all by itself. The brain is an amazing device.
As to distractions they are perhaps more prevalent on a computer screen although typically not present on your eBook Reader screen. As I type this I have a bunch of icons moving around within my vision which can be distracting. (Hit the esc key to stop this nonsense by the way.) I believe my eBook reader permits me to immerse myself in the reading experience to a degree not possible on a computer screen.
I find lots of mistakes on the screen but only after I write it and then see it formatted on the screen. I think it is the old adage that you know what you intend to say so when you read you tend to read what you want to see, not what is in front of your eyes. After a delay the proof reading is improved.
Dale