Return To Slow Reading: Does The Internet Make Us Stupid?

Return To Slow Reading: Does the Internet Make Us Stupid?

If you're reading this article in print, chances are you'll only get through half of what I've written. And if you're reading this online, you might not even finish a fifth. At least, those are the two verdicts from a pair of recent research projects -- respectively, the Poynter Institute's Eyetrack survey, and analysis by Jakob Nielsen -- which both suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion.

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