Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Has reading improved your focus? #shorts

27 Sept 2022 · 1 min

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In this short video, Nick Hutchison argues that one of the best reasons to read is that it trains the ability to focus for extended periods. He likens the sustained concentration required for reading to the life‑or‑death focus demanded by extreme sports, suggesting that both reading and high‑intensity activities push the mind into deep work. By consistently practicing this singular focus, readers develop a differentiating skill set that can be applied to other demanding tasks.

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I think one of the best reasons to read is that you train yourself to focus for extended periods of time. It's almost a differentiating skill set to be able to sit down and read a book. Do you agree? Absolutely. Yeah, there's a lot of things like that too. People engage in extreme sports for that reason. It engages them into deep work where they have to completely focus on the activity. If they don't, they die. This is why extreme sports are popular. Sports in general, because it requires It's the mind that focuses you to do one thing. It focuses you into deep work.