Singapore pays people to pick up a book in battle against doomscrolling | ABC NEWS
Singapore is paying its citizens to pick up a book for at least 15 minutes a day as part of a five-year campaign by the country’s National Library Board.
The scheme uses a gamification strategy, where readers can earn virtual coins for each session of reading they complete.
But do incentives like these actually pay off?
And could we see something similar in Australia?
By Angelica Silva, ABC Asia Pacific Newsroom.
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