Philip Yancey describes his personal crisis of reading less books than he used to due to distractions from the internet and social media. He used to read 3 books a week and devote evenings to reading major works, but now reads much less and struggles to concentrate on harder books. The internet has trained his brain to read snippets and click links, losing focus on the original content. Neuroscientists explain this as the brain's pleasure centers being activated by quick new information from emails and social media similarly to rats pressing a lever. Successful people like Bill Gates still make time every day or week to read, proving focused reading takes less mental energy than constant multitasking. Yancey is working to build habits and a "fortress