The Decline of Long-Form Reading — And Why It Matters Now More Than Ever

This week, let's get beyond the headline and examine how our relationship to long-form reading has changed, and what we can do to rescue our attention through a digital diet. Also, now you can take this show with you with the new podcast feed: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1sIZVFO... Or wherever you get your podcasts! Sources mentioned in the video: The 2017 estimate on how many words we read daily: https://askwonder.com/research/words-... The 2023 study on The Reverse Flynn Effect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... 'On Ultra-Processed Content' by Cal Newport: https://calnewport.com/on-ultra-proce... Companion article for this episode: https://www.amugofinsights.org/how-i-... Want more food for thought and deeper insights for your reading life? Subscribe to my newsletter for free here for weekly bonuses and tips: https://www.amugofinsights.org/ Download the digital notebook I use to organise ideas for these episodes: https://www.rcwaldun.com/your-syntopicon My classes on rediscovering the joys of reading & writing: https://www.rcwaldun.com/classes