Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Do you prefer reading physical books or eBooks? #readingtips #readmorebooks #nonfictionbooks

2 May 2024 · 1 min

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Nick Hutchison argues that reading physical books strengthens your attention span in ways that matter elsewhere, like job interviews. Scrolling trains your brain for distraction. Books train it to focus.

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One of the main benefits of reading physical paper books is that it improves your attention span. So it doesn't matter if it's a nonfiction book, a fiction book, but putting your nose down and reading that paper for an extended period of time will help you create the ability to focus. And that ability to focus is transferable to other areas of your life. You know, I always joke around with people and say that if I had to go back and apply for a job again, right, Book Thinkers implodes and now I'm back on the job market. In an interview, I'd say my biggest strength is my ability to focus because so many other people are distracted. It scrolling all day long on social media looking for instant gratification, and a book can help you solve that problem.