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A reader's struggle with reading

A reader's struggle with reading

I love reading serial novels, newsletters and blogs. But reading online stuff is hard. How I'm trying to make it work.

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Elizabeth Tai
Feb 25, 2023
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I can’t read on my iPad.

Turn off notifications, say people.

I do, but the mere existence of some apps on the iPad, say, a browser, tempts me anyway.

So, while I’m trying to read Substacks or the blogs I subscribe too via Feedly, there’s a little voice in my head nagging me to check Google/Mastodon/Email.

On top of that, the bright lights from my iPad is di…

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