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Originally Posted by daffy4u
... Nicholas Carr laments on how reading has become a sort of ADHD event, in that he believes it's harder to just sit and read without expecting a computer-like experience.
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If he seriously cannot read more than a few paragraphs without being distracted or having his thoughts wander then he is either reading the wrong books for his interests, not really into reading to begin with, or not reading in the correct environment.
I realize everyone is different but for me within a paragraph or two I'm immersed in the book and rarely find myself looking for anything more. Yes I can see how the current trend could lead towards short attention span items like You Tube, twitter, texting, etc. On the other hand I find myself getting bored with them quite often and end up looking for something with more substance than just two minutes of entertainment.