I’m not going to pretend that it has somehow rocked my world to spend an hour or so a day reading novels, but... it has forced me to slooooooooow doooooown. A novel comes at you relatively slow compared to reading 15 news articles, Reddit threads, my twitter feed, et al.
It has been a peaceful experience to have a slowform entertainment medium take a chunk of my day.
And I always feel this is worth repeating, but after ~25% of a book if you’re not enjoying it, put it back on the shelf and try something else. We’re (most of us) not in high school anymore, nobody is forcing us to finish a novel. Read something because you want to.
Last note: if you’re having trouble staying focused on a book, put your phone in another room while you read. Game changer wrt the temptation of checking notifications.