the flip side of this is learning to "read" like 5 academic books a week in grad school and then being unable to stop power skimming even when you read short novels for fun :(
jon ben-menachem
I went from reading a few books a year to around one a week. I wanted to write down how I got there, how it involved rethinking my relationship to attention, and why I believe reading books can heal your brain. I hope this gives you something useful! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/how-i-lear...
