Opinion: Can Singapore turn doomscrollers become doomreaders?

A new initiative by Singapore’s government to encourage people to read books rather than doomscroll raises the question. It’s a “gamification” strategy, allowing people to earn money by recording daily reading sessions of 15 minutes or more on a government websiteThere’s a sense in which the cultivation of a habit can be a journey from reason to unreason, dilettante to fanatic.