The Digital Diet - SoundSage

In this episode, I talk about:

How digital distractions have turned even the most avid readers into casual readers
What deep reading is and how it can boost your executive attention by training your brain to concentrate for long periods of time
The paradox of requiring focus to engage in deep reading, in order to improve your overall capacity for focus
The benefits of deep reading for other cognitive functions and its role in the development of key intellectual and emotional skills
Why what you read is less important than how you’re reading it
How the offline reading experience is different to the online reading experience, and why skim reading is causing you to develop cognitive impatience
The possible impact on your personal and/or professional life from failing to maintain an ability to read longer, denser, or more difficult texts
Whether you can engage in deep reading using e-readers such as the Kindle, and the effect of such devices on your ability to comprehend and retain what you read
Practical steps you can take to cultivate a deep reading habit and restore your attention

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Show notes
The Digital Diet – Episode 6: Pay Attention! The Myth of Multitasking
The Digital Diet – Episode 7: A Natural Remedy – How Exposure To Nature Can Help Restore Your Lost Focus
Maryanne Wolf – Author, Cognitive Neuroscientist & Literacy Researcher

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