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Singapore offers incentives to promote reading to combat internet overuse
Singapore has launched a new initiative to motivate citizens to read and reduce excessive digital content consumption and internet addiction, by offering financial rewards for dedicating 15 minutes daily to reading a book. Participants earn points that can be exchanged for small amounts of money, with 50 reading sessions per day earning one Singapore dollar, and each session lasting 15 minutes or more valued at 20 virtual coins. Users need to collect a thousand coins to receive one dollar. The initiative aims to foster sustainable reading habits and improve focus and critical thinking, emphasizing a simple and recurring approach to cultivating reading as opposed to the government's efforts to limit the harm of social media on youth. Despite increasing digital content and challenges related to online addiction, Singaporean students continue to demonstrate global excellence in reading skills.
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