As you read this, I’m elated to know you prefer your experiences in the deep end, not the shallow.

This isn’t just an “I love print” moment; it’s more deadly serious than that. But don’t take my word for it.

Dr. Judith Seaboyer, a retired senior lecturer at the University of Queensland, Australia, writes, “Screen-reading children, immersed from toddlerhood in the pleasures and instant gratification of skimming, clicking, and linking, develop cognitive skills that make them adept power browsers, good at the useful ability to scan for information and analyze data.”

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