Attention Spans in the Internet Age

[Bombadier Botty]

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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[Hyperion]

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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Well I used to spen.....

 

[Superphil]

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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What's the worst thing you've ever smelled?

 

[Cian]

I read a full newspaper, dead tree type, today - because I was stuck in the car waiting for someone for a prolonged period. Wouldn't say my ability to give attention to something for a long time is gone, just the requirement to do so often is gone due to be more options.

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

I read a full newspaper, dead tree type, today - because I was stuck in the car waiting for someone for a prolonged period. Wouldn't say my ability to give attention to something for a long time is gone, just the requirement to do so often is gone due to be more options.

What prompted you to read a full newspaper?

 

[Nibble]

It takes me a lot longer to get through books these days. Simply because I spend the time I used to spend reading, dibbling about on the internet.

 

[Cian]

What prompted you to read a full newspaper?

Because I'd run out of internets to read on my phone, and I was waiting outside a shop

Also, it had a 40% off Pizza Express and 10 off 50 Tesco voucher in it... it was, allegedly, a "quality" shrunken-broadsheet mind.

 

[fat old seagull]

I get more than enough flak with the time I spend posting shite on NSC, without getting my head stuck into 'the Adventures of the Famous Five'!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Yes.

 

[beorhthelm]

yes and no. ive all but abandon books since being able to read t'interwebs on the communte. on the other hand i read the Evening Standard in dead tree format, and general swerve all papers online due to the oppressive ads, except Telegraph and Guardian which seem to get it right.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

I can't be bothered with this

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

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Do you commit less time to reading books/newspapers/magazines than you used to?





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What's OP waffling on about now? Can someone please summarise?