I love to read but feel like I have to pretty much be in peak mental condition to fully appreciate a novel, which is pretty rarely. Meanwhile I will waste hours on reddit no matter how tired, sick, or sad I am. I wonder why because they’re both reading. Maybe because looking at reddit is more skimming? It does feel like the brain processes it differently. I wonder if other people here feel the same.
This, but with chapter-by-chapter webnovel or webcomic. I can jump around in those so easily, and there are so many stopping points. It makes reading an actual book, even on a phone (though that’s easier) feel like such a bigger commitment. Maybe it’s also because while reading on the internet instead of a book app, it seems like I’m less locked in? I have ADHD so this may all be overthinking, but that’s my reasoning.