The Ink-Pot and the Palette

emerald these are great questions. At the moment I have been feeling stressed-to-miserable about losing my job (albeit it was by my own decision) and I notice that stress massively reduces how well I can concentrate on reading. Funnily enough I can still read poetry - it's the same when I'm ill too, I read poetry in hospital. But as you say, spending time online is also a big factor. It's more distracting and less demanding, when I am feeling emotionally maxed-out.

I think my reading-attention may be coming back now, I hope so.

I think I'll take your questions to my own blog if I may, because they are interesting.