Love for books versus internet.................

Internet, internet everywhere.........................

Who reads books????

Well, the days I grew up, there was no internet. So, we had to be with books, love the books, read them. In fact, most of my generation people had developed an interest to read books whether young or old. However, in the current times, reading books has to be a learned behavior. Unless it is mandatory, very few of the present generation people read books. When I am talking of people, I mean general people and not the particular category of people who are into brainy professions.

It is straightforward to browse the internet. However, it is challenging to stay focused on the internet because a lot of distractions keep popping in, and it usually becomes a continuous episode of mindless browsing. However, with books, one can only be successful in reading the book if one can hold on to the attention. So, the crux of the matter is the internet is a focus destroying element while reading books is a focus building element.

Finally, one needs to practice the habit of reading a book by avoiding the distractions of the smartphone and the internet. Most importantly, reading a book or a research paper improves your visualization towards the subject, in contrast to the internet. I do not say that the internet is terrible, but the fair use of the internet is advisable.