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Singapore’s National Library Board offers micropayments to build reading habits

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yipinwong · 1789921754 · focus · HN ↗
For me it's not the phone that's stopping me from reading books but my computer, on which I play games, and browse, and do private stuff.
Where I live, electricity price is so ridiculous, I leave my PC off for 3 to 5 hours a day.
You get bored after 5 minutes. This is the best time to open your book and read.
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Same idea applies for the phone. Just leave it off.
1. wbobeirne · 1789922045 · focus · HN ↗
  It's difficult to turn your phone off if you have a spouse or children or other dependents who you can't drop communication with for hours at a time. But it's helpful to strip it down to the essentials so it doesn't double as an entertainment device.
  1. devin · 1789923409 · focus · HN ↗
    To be sure, you absolutely can do this. I did it all the time as a kid. Nothing bad happened from being out of constant communication for hours.

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