I recently read a ton of research on how our brains work while reading on a computer screen versus reading on paper. Reading on paper actually stimulates a completely different part of our brain and is tactile, since our fingers can feel the pages, the dimension, the texture, the weight. A book is part of our 3 dimensional world and pulls us in.
Some people call this “embodied reading” and it is part of the reason why we often use props like play acting and puppets to read to children. The more we can engage their senses the more their brains are able to process and eventually learn to read for themselves.
When we read on a computer screen it is completely different. That tactile part of our brain is barely engaged and we are actually somewhat disembodied. Studies show that our reading comprehension and processing drops dramatically, as much as 30% in some cases. Here’s what’s kind of funny too, we also tend to suffer from a cognitive failure, meaning we think and believe the precise opposite. We “think” we are reading way more efficiently, faster, and retaining more information, but we are not.
All in good fun here, but this little bit of research does seem to explain what the heck is wrong with people on the internet.
See, there's this thing called biology... 
As an actor, having a script in your hand until you’ve memorized all your lines gives you an opportunity to feel your character develop with interaction, background information and so much more. It would be pretty hard to carry a computer along with you on stage too.
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Oh, absolutely! Acting is something that really embodies us, which is a funny thing to say because we’re pretending to be someone else, but you actually have to bring that character into the physical world.
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Thus the saying, “I can read you like a book.”
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LOL! Exactly. Much better than saying, “I can read you like I read the terms and services agreement that flashes across the screen on my phone.” 🙂
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LOL
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