Love this Emma! And, as a long-form journalist, three cheers for the good hard work of longer reads. Though I am as guilty as the next person of not reading even my own stories and needing to "put off" more of the short syrupy stuff to make room for the longer and better. I have been loving Common Good magazine as well. And I am having a book event a Naughty Dog this June on the way to TGCW! Lots in common. ❤️
Thanks Whitney! Nancy told me you were doing a book event at Naughty Dog! So excited for you both. I'll definitely check out Common Good - I haven't heard of it before.
Thanks for sharing, Emma! I had a question on the following point you made: "Taking the time to train my attention by denying myself quick dopamine hits of content and instead investing in reading a 20 minute article and tracing the thread of logic throughout is worthwhile." Did you set any specific boundaries or guardrails to fend off "quick dopamine hits of content"? Or was it more of a cognitive decision to read more long-form journalism? From my own experience, I often find that my attention sways from one extreme to another, even when I set up boundaries. Love to hear what sort of steps you might have taken as well. Thanks again!
Thanks for reading Kyle! For me, this has been a two-pronged approach. First, it has looked like minimizing my time spent on social media as well as reducing the time I spend reading news articles. Second, I've really tried to engage in reading long-form journalism through subscriptions to print magazines or if there is a news topic I'm interested in learning about I'll try to find a few longer pieces from several points of view. I find that my attention is the most distracted when reading on my computer or phone so investing in some print subscriptions (Plough Quarterly and Common Good magazine currently) has really helped me nestle into the investment and minimize the desire to ping pong across content forms.
Love this Emma! And, as a long-form journalist, three cheers for the good hard work of longer reads. Though I am as guilty as the next person of not reading even my own stories and needing to "put off" more of the short syrupy stuff to make room for the longer and better. I have been loving Common Good magazine as well. And I am having a book event a Naughty Dog this June on the way to TGCW! Lots in common. ❤️
Thanks Whitney! Nancy told me you were doing a book event at Naughty Dog! So excited for you both. I'll definitely check out Common Good - I haven't heard of it before.
Thanks for sharing, Emma! I had a question on the following point you made: "Taking the time to train my attention by denying myself quick dopamine hits of content and instead investing in reading a 20 minute article and tracing the thread of logic throughout is worthwhile." Did you set any specific boundaries or guardrails to fend off "quick dopamine hits of content"? Or was it more of a cognitive decision to read more long-form journalism? From my own experience, I often find that my attention sways from one extreme to another, even when I set up boundaries. Love to hear what sort of steps you might have taken as well. Thanks again!
Thanks for reading Kyle! For me, this has been a two-pronged approach. First, it has looked like minimizing my time spent on social media as well as reducing the time I spend reading news articles. Second, I've really tried to engage in reading long-form journalism through subscriptions to print magazines or if there is a news topic I'm interested in learning about I'll try to find a few longer pieces from several points of view. I find that my attention is the most distracted when reading on my computer or phone so investing in some print subscriptions (Plough Quarterly and Common Good magazine currently) has really helped me nestle into the investment and minimize the desire to ping pong across content forms.