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On the Art of Slow Reading in a Distracted World

Mara Lindqvist April 4, 2026 8 min read

We have optimised ourselves into efficiency, scanning text for keywords like machines parsing logs. But something essential is lost when we stop letting words wash over us — when we refuse to be changed by what we read.

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