Mental health: Why you could be finding it hard to read during COVID-19

• People are finding it hard to read during the current pandemic, even when they have more time on their hands.
• Psychologist Shyam Bhat thinks that the increase in anxiety, caused by COVID-19, could be making it hard for people to focus.
• The rise in popularity of entertainment platforms such as Netflix has also made it increasingly difficult for people to pick up a book.

When India’s lockdown guidelines came in, people responded with collective dismay that books were not considered essential.

Under normal circumstances, I would squarely be in that category of outraged people. I consider myself an avid reader. But lately, I have found myself oddly unable to read. I stare at...

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