Thursday, August 26, 2021

Letters: 

Writing letters is very uncommon to me since I have never written one. I think that in this day and age that we do everything digital. I would have liked to grow up in the age of writing letters because I think that it is more meaningful than sending a two second text message. I think that by doing everything over the phone screen that we are starting to lose how to do simple skills like writing letters. 

 Everything Science Knows About Reading on Screens

    In this article it discusses how reading on screens can affect us. A study shows that people who read information on paper will be less distracted. They found this out because when people read info on screens, they suffered because they could not comprehend properly. This article also spoke about nonlinear reading. The author talks about how reading on screen most often uses a nonlinear type of format. By using this format it is hard for them to focus on deep reading. Altogether, reading on paper is more beneficial than reading on a screen. I feel like it is a better way to absorb the knowledge. 

This article discusses how everything is changing from print to pixel. It goes on to discuss how times are changing and what to expect. It talks briefly about how print was used for a contemplative way of thinking. Then, it goes on to talk about why screen reading is beneficial because it encourages more utilitarian ways of thinking. In this article it highlights why pixel reading is not so bad.