echos-of-ivy asked:
Dear Neil, I used to love reading. I'd stay up late at night as a kid far past bedtime to finish a book. Now as an adult I find I don't have the attention span for it? I can mindlessly scroll social media or binge Netflix but can't focus on a book (even old favourites). Any advice on getting back to reading again?
Put your phone away. Practice putting your phone away and taking books with you. In to the bath. Onto trains. To begin with you will want to check your screen after every sentence, then every paragraph, then after every page. And then you’ll start reading.
It’s just a matter of rewiring bits of brain that crave continual stimulus. You had it once. You can do it again.
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