{"id":24593,"date":"2023-05-20T22:57:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T02:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?p=24593"},"modified":"2023-05-21T05:29:26","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T09:29:26","slug":"reading-paper-vs-computer-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading paper vs. computer screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Reading online hurts readers\u2019 eyes, their bodies, their brains<\/h2>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you, but one of my goals in life is to never write anything that makes my readers throw up, resign or forget where they parked their car.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32074\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png\" data-orig-size=\"453,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is your site a headache? &lt;\/strong&gt;Screen reading causes nausea, headaches and muscle degeneration from sitting. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/girl-smile-shows-tablet-on-white-558775204&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Ansoul&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen-300x199.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png\" alt=\"Reading paper vs. computer screen\" title=\"Reading paper vs. computer screen\" width=\"453\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32074 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png 453w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen-300x199.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 453px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 453\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32074\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png\" data-orig-size=\"453,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Is your site a headache? &lt;\/strong&gt;Screen reading causes nausea, headaches and muscle degeneration from sitting. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/girl-smile-shows-tablet-on-white-558775204&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by Ansoul&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen-300x199.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png\" alt=\"Reading paper vs. computer screen\" title=\"Reading paper vs. computer screen\" width=\"453\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen.png 453w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Is your site a headache? <\/strong>Screen reading causes nausea, headaches and muscle degeneration from sitting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/girl-smile-shows-tablet-on-white-558775204\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by Ansoul<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But that\u2019s actually possible when writing for the web.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s because screen reading hurts your web visitors\u2019 eyes, backs and brains.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Screen reading hurts readers\u2019 eyes.<\/h3>\n<p>Reading on the screen is hard for a simple reason: Our eyes weren\u2019t made to stare at little beige boxes all day. When reading online, your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/03\/reading-on-screen-vs-paper-eyes\/\">readers face these special eye problems<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Light<\/strong>. Reading online is like reading with a flashlight shining in your eyes.\u00a0And you know what happens when you spend your day staring at a lightbulb.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blinking<\/strong>. People blink less often when reading online than when reading print. That\u2019s a problem, because blinking is what keeps our eyes moist and relaxed. They also open their eyes wider when reading on the screen. That makes their tears evaporate faster and leads to dry eye.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scrolling<\/strong>. The human eye has a normal reflex called\u00a0<em>optokinetic nystagmus<\/em>. That\u2019s scientist talk for the way our eyes flit across the screen to follow scrolling type. That constant jumping up and down can wear your readers out, cause eyestrain and cause readers to feel a little seasick. (So you can cause readers to throw up from what you write online.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24610\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png\" data-orig-size=\"596,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Computer Vision Syndrome&lt;\/strong&gt;. Thanks to reading on screens of all sizes, more and more people now have a condition called computer vision syndrome, which includes these symptoms:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png\" alt=\"Computer Vision Syndrome\" width=\"596\" height=\"336\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24610 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png 596w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes-300x169.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 596px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 596\/336;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24610\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png\" data-orig-size=\"596,336\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Computer Vision Syndrome&lt;\/strong&gt;. Thanks to reading on screens of all sizes, more and more people now have a condition called computer vision syndrome, which includes these symptoms:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png\" alt=\"Computer Vision Syndrome\" width=\"596\" height=\"336\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes.png 596w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-eyes-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Computer Vision Syndrome<\/strong>. Thanks to reading on screens of all sizes, more and more people now have a condition called computer vision syndrome, which includes these symptoms:<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Sore or irritated eyes<\/li>\n<li>Trouble focusing<\/li>\n<li>Dry or watery eyes<\/li>\n<li>Blurred or double vision<\/li>\n<li>Sensitivity to light<\/li>\n<li>Shortsightedness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a 2020 study, more than 9 in 10 the respondents experienced at least one symptom associated with digital device usage.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile matters: Cases of screen sightedness have increased by 35% since smartphones were introduced in the 1990s.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/prevelence-of-symptoms\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png\" data-orig-size=\"531,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"prevelence-of-symptoms\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29167 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png 531w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms-300x169.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 531px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 531\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29167\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/prevelence-of-symptoms\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png\" data-orig-size=\"531,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"prevelence-of-symptoms\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms.png 531w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/prevelence-of-symptoms-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had people come to our clinic saying they were going to quit their jobs because they couldn\u2019t take it,\u201d says David Grisham, optometry professor, University of California at Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>Not exactly the purpose of our intranet, is it?<\/p>\n<p>So you literally can make people resign based on what you write on the web.<\/p>\n<p>Is yours a site for sore eyes?<\/p>\n<h3>2. Screen reading hurts readers\u2019 bodies.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/04\/reading-online-hurts-your-web-visitors-bodies\/\">Americans are experiencing more back, neck and shoulder<\/a> problems because of their handheld devices, the American Chiropractic Association announced recently.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,338\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24598 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies-300x169.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24598\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,338\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies-300x169.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies.png 600w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-bodies-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Plus, Americans are getting insomnia and body clock confusion from screen reading at night, according to Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital. (Another one of my goals in life is to never write anything that makes my readers feel as if they\u2019ve just stumbled off of a flight from Boston to Bhutan.)<\/p>\n<p>Screen reading also causes nausea, headaches and muscle degeneration from sitting, according to the American Cancer Society and The Mayo Clinic. So yes, reading that web page does make your butt look bigger.<\/p>\n<p>Is your site a pain in the ass?<\/p>\n<h3>3. Screen reading hurts readers\u2019 brains.<\/h3>\n<p>But as writers, our biggest problem is this: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/03\/reading-from-screen-vs-paper\/\">Screen reading hurts your brain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is your brain on the Web: Constant problem solving (To click or not to click?) plus divided attention (You\u2019ve got mail) lead to cognitive overload.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png\" data-orig-size=\"563,308\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains-300x164.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"308\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24599 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png 563w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains-300x164.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 563px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 563\/308;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24599\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2023\/05\/reading-paper-vs-computer-screen\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png\" data-orig-size=\"563,308\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains-300x164.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"308\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains.png 563w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/screen-reading-hurts-readers-brains-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>And cognitive overload, according to Nicholas Carr\u2019s <em>The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brain<\/em>, leads us to lose the ability to think and reason.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, a study by the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London showed that online multitasking temporarily lowers your IQ more than smoking marijuana does. (And, from what I\u2019ve read, is not nearly as entertaining a way to get stupid.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTry reading a book while doing a crossword puzzle,\u201d Carr in <em>The Shallows<\/em>. \u201cThat\u2019s the intellectual environment of the Internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/04\/reading-on-mobile\/\">This problem multiplies on mobile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(So, yes, you can make your web visitors forget where they parked the car.)<\/p>\n<p>So how can you write web content that makes readers click instead of gag? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/above-the-fold\/\">Get to the point faster<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/content-structure-for-web-pages\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">organize better<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/website-readability\/\">make it easier to read<\/a> and more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-for-the-web-and-mobile\/how-users-read-on-the-web\/\">skimmable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Sources: Bahkir, F. A., &amp; Grandee, S. S. (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4103\/ijo.IJO_2306_20\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on digital device-related ocular health<\/a>. Indian journal of ophthalmology, 68(11), 2378\u20132383. <\/p>\n<div id='MC-WFWM-OVW' class='widgets_on_page wop_tiny1  wop_small1  wop_medium1  wop_large1  wop_wide1'>\n\t\t\t<ul><li id=\"custom_html-37\" class=\"widget_text widget widget_custom_html\"><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><a title=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/corporate-communications-training\/writing-classes\/web-writing-workshop\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/web-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" title=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/250;float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/web-writing-training.png\" alt=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" title=\"Reach Readers Online \u2014 our web-writing workshop\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" style=\"float:left; text-align:left; margin: 0 auto; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 18x; line-height: 22px; padding: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; max-width:100%; max-height:100%;\" class=\"img-max\"><\/noscript><\/a><h3>How can you reach readers on smartphones?<\/h3>\r\n<p>More than half of your audience members now receive your emails, visit your web pages and engage with your social media channels via their mobile devices, not their laptops.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Problem is, people spend half as long looking at web pages on their mobile devices than they do on their desktops. 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