'Skim reading is the new normal'

[Nearly Sane]

In a quick glance, this seems quite interesting.



https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/25/skim-reading-new-normal-maryanne-wolf

[torridon]

How can we not skim read ?  There's so much information out there, if we read everything in depth we'd be dead within a month.  Human brains evolved in simpler times.

[SteveH]

How can we not skim read ?  There's so much information out there, if we read everything in depth we'd be dead within a month.  Human brains evolved in simpler times.

You don't have to read everything; just read properly what you do read.

[torridon]

You don't have to read everything; just read properly what you do read.

But then how do you choose what is worth reading, without skim reading, or similar ?

[SteveH]

Author you're a fan of, subject you're interested in, the blurb...

[ippy]

But then how do you choose what is worth reading, without skim reading, or similar ?

I'll go with you on this one, I listen to jabber radio for most of the time and I sort of skim listen, there's loads I'm not hearing then I pick up on a word or two and then I'm all ears and listening closely, skim listening.

Regards ippy

[torridon]

Author you're a fan of, subject you're interested in, the blurb...

Then we are at risk of merely strengthening our private echo chamber.

Sometimes I think we were happier with less information. With fewer choices to make. Maybe Alan's freedom is really a burden.

[SteveH]

Then we are at risk of merely strengthening our private echo chamber.

Sometimes I think we were happier with less information. With fewer choices to make. Maybe Alan's freedom is really a burden.

Not necessarily. I have read books precisely because I strongly disagreed with them before now, to find out more about the arguments (and I tried to be open-minded and prepared to change, or at least modify, my own views in the light of them).