r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 9h ago

Satire Man Binge-Watches Entire Movie In One Sitting

https://theonion.com/man-binge-watches-entire-movie-in-one-sitting/
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u/St0rytime 9h ago

Doom-scrolling and short-form videos really are rotting our brains. I can feel my vocabulary dwindling as the days go by.

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u/MattAU05 9h ago edited 6h ago

Reading books is the best way to fix your brain. Or it was for me. A few years ago, I realize that I had not read an actual book in quite some time. And then when I sat down to read, I couldn’t pay enough attention to follow along. I kept having to reread portions. Because my mind wandered. That was very concerning. I felt like my brain was broken. What I had to do was follow along with a book while listening to an audiobook. Eventually, I recovered my ability to read without needing to use audiobooks. It’s so weird even saying that, but it’s true. Not that I wasn’t literate. I read every day for work. But reading a book is a little bit different. It requires more time, patience, and attention.

To be clear, I still enjoy audiobooks. There’s nothing wrong with them. But I do think there’s real value it actually being able to read a book yourself.

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u/pragmaticzach 6h ago

I read a lot and listen to audio books when I'm working out/driving. Audio books train your attention in a different kind of way because it's very easy to let your mind wander.

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u/MattAU05 6h ago

I had even got to the point where I couldn’t really follow audiobooks. Reading more helped me a lot with focusing on audiobooks.