Summary

The podcast “The importance of Reading Books” by Paul Fairfield begins with the author’s recollections about his time in high school when he discovered the joy of reading. Fairfield explains that the town’s bookstore provided the books that got him interested in reading, just like other young people from his generation. 

Fairfield then focuses on reading in present times. He talks about the importance of habits when he explains the difference between reading books and reading screens. Fairfield argues that reading books has a deeper impact on people, as it implies becoming completely absorbed in the activity. He also explains that reading screens involves brief intellectual effort, as screen technology is meant to engage people for only a short amount of time. 

Then, ...