“We are not only what we read,” says the developmental psychologist, Maryanne Wolf, “We are how we read.”  She made this statement with reference to Deep Reading – the sustained and undistracted reading of a book. In fact, her argument is that deep reading is indistinguishable from deep thinking. It’s certainly something to ponder on in the age of micro attention spans. Attention Span of a Goldfish No longer can this phrase be used as an idiom. The day of reckoning is here. The average human attention span has dropped to 8 seconds, barely distinguishable from that of goldfish which are believed...