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Brian Schoner
@bschoner.bsky.social
Software geek by day, freelance writer by night, bass guitarist on the weekends, voice actor whenever time permits, and gamer ALL THE DAMN TIME. Cohost of the bsky.app/profile/ascentofboardgames.bsky.social podcast. He/him.
219 followers183 following510 posts
A fascinating deep dive into why we don't dive as deeply into reading any more...and some ways we can start fixing it.A fascinating deep dive into why we don't dive as deeply into reading any more...and some ways we can start fixing it.
I've noticed that people have shorter attention spans when it comes to reading 😢. I noticed it in myself during pandemic, realized that doom-scrolling had its effect. I started purposely retraining my brain after hearing this interview w/Maryanne Wolf. Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2022/11/22/o...
Opinion | This Is Your Brain on ‘Deep Reading.’ It’s Pretty Magnificent. (Published 2022)
The literacy scholar Maryanne Wolf maps out the ways “deep reading” nourishes our capacity for attention, empathy and insight.
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Brian Schoner
@bschoner.bsky.social
Software geek by day, freelance writer by night, bass guitarist on the weekends, voice actor whenever time permits, and gamer ALL THE DAMN TIME. Cohost of the bsky.app/profile/ascentofboardgames.bsky.social podcast. He/him.
219 followers183 following510 posts