Antonio Gallo's Blog: MEDIUM - Posts Tagged "reading"

How exactly does the technology we use to read change the way we read?

How reading on screens differs from reading on paper is relevant to just about everyone who reads, to anyone who day by day switches between working long hours in front of a computer at the office and leisurely reading paper magazines and books at home; to people who have embraced e-readers for their convenience and portability, but admit that for some reason they still prefer reading on paper. As digital texts and technologies become more prevalent, we gain new and more mobile ways of reading, but are we still reading as attentively and thoroughly? How do our brains respond differently to onscreen text than to words on paper? Should we be worried about dividing our attention between pixels and ink or is the validity of such concerns paper-thin? One last question: how much does the new technology we use make us change the view of the world?

How reading on screens differs from reading on paper is relevant to just about everyone who reads, to anyone who day by day switches between working long hours in front of a computer at the office and leisurely reading paper magazines and books at home; to people who have embraced e-readers for their convenience and portability, but admit that for some reason they still prefer reading on paper. As digital texts and technologies become more prevalent, we gain new and more mobile ways of reading, but are we still reading as attentively and thoroughly? How do our brains respond differently to onscreen text than to words on paper? Should we be worried about dividing our attention between pixels and ink or is the validity of such concerns paper-thin? One last question: how much does the new technology we use make us change the view of the world?

La lettura non è un'attività solitaria e introversa, si tratta di connettersi con le persone e il mondo. In tempi di dolore e trauma questo diventa ancora più essenziale. Praticamente ogni libro che abbiamo amato ha avuto un ruolo nella costruzione della resilienza mentale, perché ogni grande libro ci offre un modo non solo per sfuggire alla nostra mente, ma per espanderla. Ci sono libri particolari che incontri al momento giusto che offrono davvero i consigli di cui hai bisogno, per aiutare a rafforzare quelle difese mentali.

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Reading isn't a solitary, introverted activity, it's about connecting with people and the world. In times of pain and trauma that becomes even more essential. Pretty much every book we have ever loved has played a part in building mental resilience, because every great one offers us a way not just to escape our own mind but to expand it. There are particular books you come across at the right time that really offer the advice you need, to help fortify those mental defences.