Were the random capitalized words an attempt to keep attention? It knocked me out of a reading frame of mind and I immediately closed the tab. Felt like I was reading a Made On Tv product pitch that always results in finding the mute button.
Our attention span is being robbed
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#52Thinking out loud here...is it possible to use the same patterns for good? Like, infinite scroll, bite-sized chunk UI, etc. that trick our minds into reading a full book?
I've always been frustrated by the Kindle App for this very reason. It should be infinite scroll!
It has that. Hit the "Aa" button in a book, go to "Layout", and select "Continuous Scrolling".
https://teleread.org/2018/03/21/kindle-ios-app-now-allow-ver...
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#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've always been frustrated by the Kindle App for this very reason. It should be infinite scroll!
It has that. Hit the "Aa" button in a book, go to "Layout", and select "Continuous Scrolling". https://teleread.org/2018/03/21/kindle-ios-app-now-allow-ver...
Wow I use the app since a long time ago and had never noticed it. Thanks for that!
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#54Were the random capitalized words an attempt to keep attention? It knocked me out of a reading frame of mind and I immediately closed the tab. Felt like I was reading a Made On Tv product pitch that always results in finding the mute button.
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#55The percentage of people with self discipline and focus has always been rather small.
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#56The percentage of people with self discipline and focus has always been rather small.
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#57We know this already, but I wonder what the remedies are. My SO can barely watch a movie or tv show before she gets back to infinite scrolling socials, it's a disaster. 5 minutes is the most she can do. Going out with me or friends is the same, few minutes and she's back checking emails and socials. I decided to lead by example and delete all socials, even reddit or linkedin, but it's impossible.
My family has taken inspiration from Orthodox Jews. At sunset we take all our devices and put them in a cabinet, turned off. Nobody can even call us on the phone. We have a big fancy dinner with fancy silverware and invite people over. Nobody is allowed to have their devices turned on. Until sunset on Sunday we just hang out or do whatever we wanted to do anyway, just with zero screens. We end up reading books, playi…
Adding one data point. I started doing exactly that a few years ago as a single man. Works wonder to fix sleep disorders, sync sleep cycle with the sun. Also helped with mood swings and boredom.
The last great point is that as soon as I know I don't have access to a screen, I get a lot done. Merely having the possibility of turning on hacker news or else makes me terrible at doing any kind of chore.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've always been frustrated by the Kindle App for this very reason. It should be infinite scroll!
It has that. Hit the "Aa" button in a book, go to "Layout", and select "Continuous Scrolling". https://teleread.org/2018/03/21/kindle-ios-app-now-allow-ver...
Nice!
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#59Thinking out loud here...is it possible to use the same patterns for good? Like, infinite scroll, bite-sized chunk UI, etc. that trick our minds into reading a full book?
Thinking about this a bit more, I realized that Duolingo, the language learning app, does exactly this.
It breaks up a large task, learning a language, into smaller bite-sized chunks. It rewards users with coins that can be used to do power-ups. It turns learning into a rewarding game.
Perhaps this principle can be applied to other domains as well.
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#60> Maybe something that I’ve learned in therapy COULD be entertained as a possibility. It’s a technique that I don’t even know HOW it’s called but it boils down to dedicating 45mins to grievance. As in – you dedicate 45mins per day when you can focus on grieving (e.g. over a failed relationship) and at any other time of the day you have to delay doing it until your 45-mins-of-grief time comes. 45min-1hr of mindfulness…
What's your favorite resource for learning mindfulness?
- The Mind Illuminated, by Culadasa
- The beginners guide of r/streamentry: https://www.reddit.com/r/streamentry/wiki/beginners-guide