Reading has never been easier—but ease has consequences.

In this episode, I explore how reading is changing in 2026, not just in format, but in attention, embodiment, and depth. As digital reading becomes more seamless, adaptive, and optimised, many readers are left wondering why they feel more distracted, less absorbed, or less changed by the stories they consume.

This is not a debate about physical books versus digital reading, and it’s not a nostalgic defence of paper. Instead, it’s a thoughtful cultural essay on what reading once required of us—and what may be quietly lost as friction disappears.

The episode examines slow reading, the attention economy, embodied cognition, and the subtle psychological shifts that occur when stories adapt to us instead of asking us to adapt to them.

For readers, thinkers, and anyone interested in literature, media, and the future of attention.

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