Will the new National Library Board campaign get more people to read books?
The National Library Board (NLB) is launching a new campaign to encourage more people to read regularly, offering virtual coins that can be exchanged for cash. NLB wants individuals to dedicate at least 15 minutes a day to reading. However, researchers and experts question whether this incentive is realistic and whether we lose anything when we stop reading for pleasure, especially when compared to doomscrolling online.
Associate Professor Loh Chin Ee, who studies people's reading habits, and Chris Koh, the programme director of the National Reading Movement, discuss these issues in the podcast episode "The Usual Place."
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