An Unexpected Benefit to Kindle Reading
I do something strange (and lazy) when I read physical books. Very often, I’ll flip pages ahead to see if a paragraph break / scene change is coming up or if a chapter is ending soon. If I have one of those easy, achievable goals in my sights then I keep reading until at least that point. If not, I will often stop where I am in the book until another time. Am I the only weirdo who does this?
Anyway, I have discovered an unexpected benefit (at least for me) to reading e-books on the Amazon Kindle. On a Kindle, you can only see one page of text at a time. So, the next psychological goal is always just one page away. I see a new page and think, “Oh, that’s so short, I can read that.” Then, when I click to the next page, I think, “Oh, that’s so short, I can read that.” Before you know it, I’ve read a ton. And, I don’t even try to page ahead to find a break or chapter ending because, let’s face it, changing pages on an e-book reader is just too damn slow for that sorta thing.
I think the Kindle is actually making me a better reader. Thank you Jeff Bezos!
