Financial Times The Lamentable Decline Of Reading On Ft Com 3jnqx9y

Author: The Editorial Board Source: Financial Times The tendency to endlessly scroll on social media is indeed a global phenomenon, not just in India. It is eating into other productive activities including reading. This editorial in the FT cites studies which show a dramatic drop in reading habits. “…an extensive US study found that just 16 per cent of people spent any leisure time reading during an average day, down from 28 per cent two decades ago. Researchers from the University of Florida and University College London, who analysed round-the-clock diaries from 236,000 Americans, were right to express concern about their findings.

They corroborate other evidence from the US and elsewhere that people are giving up reading in favour of activities such as endless scrolling through social media or watching short videos on TikTok, Instagram and... Neuroscientists and social psychologists cite many benefits of becoming absorbed regularly in a book or newspaper, from improved mental health and wellbeing to educational and cultural enrichment. Listening to audiobooks — a fast-growing publishing sector — provides similar benefits to reading on paper or a tablet.”

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