Singapore pays citizens to read in bid to tackle reading crisis

The Singaporean government is offering cash incentives to residents to promote reading.

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The scheme targets screen-related attention decline and draws on behavioral psychology experts.

Jonathan Haidt, author of *The Anxious Generation*, assesses its long-term impact.

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