Gallup found that the proportion of Americans who never read a book in any given year tripled between 1978 and 2014 [...] This has escalated to the point that by 2017, the average American spent seventeen minutes a day reading books and 5.4 hours on their phone. #JohannHari

- August 28, 2024

Gallup found that the proportion of Americans who never read a book in any given year tripled between 1978 and 2014 [...] This has escalated to the point that by 2017, the average American spent seventeen minutes a day reading books and 5.4 hours on their phone. #JohannHari
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Gallup found that the proportion of Americans who never read a book in any given year tripled between 1978 and 2014 [...] This has escalated to the point that by 2017, the average American spent seventeen minutes a day reading books and 5.4 hours on their phone. #JohannHari

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