I used to be a visualizer. At around the age of 8-12 I could imagine a movie in my mind as I read. Once I read an entire 500 page book, one which was relatively high level for and 8 year old, in a single day. Unfortunantly, I don’t to do that anymore despite being an older, more experienced reader. I slowly push the pages and subvocalize. it takes me a few weeks to read 500 pages. I don’t know what changed my mindset. It’s a lot less satisfying to read this way. Does anyone have tips about how to active a mental movie while reading?
Phones. It’s the phones. Smartphones/social media have significantly reduced our ability to read novels.
Not reading novels have reduced our ability to read novels. Reading is a skill and just like any skill it needs practice.
When I was in school smartphones and social media weren’t really a thing yet and people didn’t read anyway. They went and did whatever they wanted and rarely that was reading.
I don’t believe for a second that if social media and phones suddenly disappeared people would start reading more.